Fishing Warnings Up Due to Mercury Pollution-EPA
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Americans were cautioned about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
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By The Associated Press  HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Sierra Club asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to ban industrial and household detergents containing a class of toxic chemical compounds that can cause male fish to develop certain female characteristics.
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By Guan Xiaofeng  Experts have warned of environmental pollution from increased animal husbandry, as the country became the world's top meat and egg producer last year.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--Water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are expected to increase significantly today, despite additional smelt killed this week and a lingering risk to the threatened fish.
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A U.S. study suggests the impact and extent of mercury pollution in wildlife is much greater than previously thought.
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The pollutant, which is a neurotoxin that can cause developmental problems in fetuses and young children, makes its way into the bloodstream when people eat contaminated fish.
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By Rosemary Shinohara, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 4--Samples from five types of Alaska fish contain too much mercury for unlimited eating, according to new data gathered by the state.
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Hundreds of fish are believed to have been killed in a pollution incident in County Antrim.
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Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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UP to 15,000 fish are to be released back in to the Tyne in Newcastle after Environment Agency officers spent the past few years tackling the the city's dreadful pollution problem.  (c) 2006 People, The; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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The discovery of intersex fish --   males with some female characteristics, including some carrying   eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about   pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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Amid warnings that global seafood stocks could dry up by 2048, the state acts to guard its waters.
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For at-risk species, sport fishing accounts for one-quarter of the catch. Regulation could rise.
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Farmed salmon have been found to accumulate much higher levels of chemical flame retardants than their wild counterparts, raising alarm that they might pose an increased cancer risk.
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A report about high mercury levels in some sushi in Manhattan prompted concern among some residents but others shrugged.
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Four years ago, a federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on the release of mercury and other harmful emissions from cement factories.
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U.S. scientists say they have made a discovery that could help public health officials know instantly when pollution moves into the coastal ocean.