More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns
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Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.
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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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Tests found no detectable melamine in the flesh of fish that ate feed adulterated with the chemical at two commercial fish farms in the United States, federal officials said yesterday. The fish was cleared for human consumption.
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(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
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An environmental action group urged  the European Union on Tuesday to boost testing on chemicals and  halt pollution in the Baltic Sea because the fish there are so  toxic.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 -- A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents.
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The safety of silver fillings made   with mercury that plug cavities in the teeth of millions of   Americans will get another look this week in light of   persistent complaints that they may cause health problems.
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Elevated mercury levels may be associated not only with neurological problems but with cardiovascular disease among adults as well.
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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 new study suggests that the compound still represents a significant health risk for the whales.
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By Tony Bridges, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 8--Think about this before sitting down to that next plate of fresh grilled grouper: The fish could contain a poison that mimics the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and for which there is no cure.
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Study illustrates extent to which overfishing, air pollution and commercial shipping impact oceans.
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 19 (IPS) - By 2050, seafood lovers may have to go for the  likes of 'jellyfish soup' and 'tofu cod and  chips' for want of fish in the sea. Because, environmental  activists say, the European Union is preparing a recipe for  disaster.
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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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A report about high mercury levels in some sushi in Manhattan prompted concern among some residents but others shrugged.
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Many imports of canned tuna have mercury levels higher than the federal limit, according to analysis by an environmental group.
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Eating seafood during pregnancy could help your child's development, according to a new study in the British journal Lancet.