Article: Mercury Levels in N.J. Tuna Excessive

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.

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