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UNITED STATES PCB EMISSIONS INVENTORY
Summary | TRI | NRC | Transformer Database | Fish Advisories | STORET | IADN/RAPIDS | PCS
Fish Consumption Advisories
For every Great Lake and a majority of their tributaries, there is a fish advisory in place to safely limit consumption of contaminated fish. PCB-based fish advisories are issued at 36 of 43 areas of concern (along with mercury). In most cases fish advisories are based on preventing health effects in women of child-bearing age, the developing fetus and young children. These special groups need to limit their consumption of PCB-contaminated fish, and at minimum avoid older, fattier fish.
A Broad Range of Advisories and Information
The U.S. EPA has a database that contains all available fish advisories
in the U.S.; queries are made on a map, and different areas and contaminants
can be chosen.
http://134.67.99.49/
- Click on State Fish Advisories (the majority of advisories are issues by States)
- In query mode at top, choose PCBs (total) for contaminant
- Choose Region 5 for Great Lakes states or state of other area of interest.
State-Specific Advisory Information and Advice on Safe Fish Consumption