Some Fish Contaminated With Mercury, PCBs
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From Times Wire Reports
Health officials have issued warnings against eating certain fish caught in 10 drinking water reservoirs in Marin, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties because of high levels of mercury and PCBs.
Largemouth bass contained the highest mercury concentrations, and carp and channel catfish had the highest levels of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, the advisories said.
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