Environmental fishiness

According to a recent study, about 20% of folks across the country are showing higher levels of systemic mercury (as judged by hair samples) than the EPA considers safe. This is double the rate from 4-5 years ago. The recommendation was that young children and women of childbearing age (and intent) should avoid eating more than two servings of fish per week, as that's the step in the food chain that becomes affected by excess environmental pollutants. [Right, let's work from the consumption end, rather than worrying about where it's all coming from...]

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