Fish eaters suffer ill effects of toxin

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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Fish eaters suffer ill effects of toxin
By L.C. Greene
Staff Writer

David Wright suffered mood swings, joint pain and seemingly non-stop headaches before he discovered what appeared to be the cause.Dan Deeter lived as a near-invalid for about three years, wracked with pain, until a doctor performed a special test and he changed his diet. And while Mike Brown "feels great," he nevertheless wondered about long-term damage.

All three Inland Valley men ate a lot of fish, including fresh bluefin tuna and swordfish and canned tuna. And all three had off-the-charts levels of a toxic heavy metal in their systems: mercury.

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More Americans seem to be questioning their seafood intake as a national debate roils over curbs on mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants, warning labels on seafood, and how bad the problem actually is.

This week, environmentalists cheered when a Bush administration measure giving power plants more time to reduce their toxic emissions stalled in a Senate committee.

In New Hampshire, the Conservation Law Foundation said it was filing suit against two Northeast power plants over mercury pollution. And the nation's three major tuna canners continued to mourn falling sales. Since an FDA advisory last year on mercury in seafood, canned tuna sales have dropped 10percent.

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[Trillo]

1. I sure look forward to the day when we have clean energy.

Will the wait be interminable?

Hypothetically, if we had perfectly clean energy, electric utilities, clean fuels for vehicles, etc.: then how many years would it take for the mercury levels in fish to decline? Have any biologists, physicists, and programmers worked on that model?

[Deja Q]

15. And how much of that would we need to maintain life of today?

It's a dream. A dream destroyed by the greedy, anti-human vermin.

[illflem]

2. It's not just energy production that creates pollution

I read not long ago that fresh water fish in the US have been found to contain high levels of the drug Prozac. Apparently Prozac makes it though humans and sewage treatment plants unscathed and builds up in fish.

[hedda_foil]

3. We drink the water the fish swim in.

If Prozac is building up in the fish because it doesn't filter out of the water, wouldn't it be in all of our drinking water ... even bottled water?

[illflem]

6. Yes

Ever wonder why so many people are happy voting for junior?
Prozac isn't commonly tested for and no limits have been established.

[Radio-Active]

14. pollutants are concentrated in the fatty tissues of fish

so, it's much worse than water.. not that water isn't bad.

Your best bet is to get some 5 gallon glass bottles and fill them at the reverse osmosis water machine in the health food store.

[uppityperson]

4. Now that leads to all sorts of interesting ideas

Can't afford your antidepressants? Eat More Fish!
Relaxed laid back fish that don't mind being caught

Do you know where you read this as I'd be interested in seeing it? Thanks.

[illflem]

7. a google of fish on Prozac gets a bunch of hits

Here's one http://www.msnbc.com/news/984141.asp?0sl=-10

Think I read of it originally at New Scientist

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
GW Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

[uppityperson]

10. Thanks. I'll check it out

Mr.bush quote is apropriate

[Ilsa]

5. Maybe Bush's* new chef will serve him lots of bluefin tuna and

swordfish. I'd love to see the look on his face when the doc at Bethesda tells him he is suffering from environmental poisoning.

[Zorra]

8. Mercury calculator link:

It is well established that eating seafood that contains mercury is hazardous to our health, especially for pregnant women and children. But with a lack of health advisories nationwide, how are we supposed to make smart choices for our families? The Got Mercury? calculator below helps you make such choices; just enter your weight, the seafood type, the quantity of seafood you will eat during a week and hit the calculator button.

http://www.gotmercury.org/

And now we have the most environmentally destructive pResident in history destroying our planet.

[blue agave]

9. Bad Link ! n/t

[wildflower]

12. Link is working for me n/t

[Radio-Active]

11. people need to watch out for than just mercury..

check out this link

http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/

it's one of the reasons I'm vegan

[wildflower]

13. List of best and worst fish here...

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/tool.cfm?tool=seafood

You can even print out a wallet-sized copy to take to stores or restaurants.

-wildflower