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Article: Mercury Levels in N.J. Tuna Excessive
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- March 10, 2005
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DAVID PORTER, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-10-2005
Dateline: NEWARK, N.J.
It's a fish story with a message: More flounder, less tuna.
That's part of the gastronomic advice that can be gleaned from a study released this month by two professors and an official of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Among the conclusions is that a fillet of flounder purchased at a supermarket or fish market in New Jersey contains about one-twelfth the mercury of a similar piece of tuna. It also found that mercury levels in several types of fish purchased here were higher than estimates published by the Food and Drug Administration.
High mercury levels in fish eaten by pregnant women have ...
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