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Article: Testing of local fish begins
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- Daily Breeze
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- October 4, 2002
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Testing of local fish begins
SOUTH BAY: Officials say results, expected in May, will warn sport
anglers about contamination levels and aid in restoration planning.
Fishing could be hazardous to your health.
Launching a new study to determine chemical contamination levels
found in local fish, a group of government agencies hopes sport
anglers will pay attention when their survey results are released
early next year.
For the next several weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the six agencies of the Montrose Settlements Restoration
Program will collect samples of 23 speciesof fish from Ventura to
Dana Point to check for DDT and PCBs.
The list includes Pacific barracuda, Pacific ...