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Friday
Oct262012

Is Your Fish Toxic?

DateFriday, October 26, 2012 at 12:00AM

New data collected by Columbia Riverkeeper show shocking levels of toxic pollution in local fishermen’s catch in Oregon and Washington. A Portland, Oregon, fish, for example, contains PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl) at levels 27,000 percent above what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers safe for unrestricted consumption.

LINK (via: EcoWatch)

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