Is Your Fish Toxic?
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Environment, Film and Video, Food and Drink, fish in the news, fish video

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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