Factoid/2002/09/13
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Parts of Great Lakes Still Too Toxic
- "Research continues to show toxic substances in part of the Great Lakes ecosystem can injure human health and that the primary pathway for exposure in the consumption of fish. Toxic substances, ranging from pesticides to heavy metals to PCBs, that contaminate the Great Lakes ecosystem threaten human health, particularly that of children exposed in the womb to chemicals ingested by their mothers through contaminated fish." (Excerpt from a joint statement of the release of the International Joint Commission's biennial report; see http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/09/09132002/reu_48413.asp )
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