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Article: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES INTERIM FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY FOR SAGINAW RIVER
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 14, 2007
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The Michigan Department of Community Health issued the following news release:
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is issuing an Interim Fish Consumption Advisory for the Saginaw River. This action extends the advisory currently in effect for the Tittabawassee River to the entire length of the Saginaw River.
MDCH has issued this Interim Advisory in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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