Mercury toxicity

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>>>>I don't know the answer to your question but I do know that the levels

of

mercury in deep sea fish *has not* changed in the past 100 years or so.

So the argument that we have more pollution now causing greater levels of

mercury toxicity is fallacious in regards to saltwater fish. It is an

assumption that has never been borne out by the facts.

***bianca, you are the second person to post about this. Are you referring

to the same museum study that someone else referred to? The one UC

references? If so, do you have any idea what the sample size was of that

study? Also, do you know what type of mercury was found in the old specimens

and what type is found in the same species of deep ocean fish today?

>>>>Second, pollution of any kind is handled in a remarkably different way

by

the ocean as opposed to freshwater bodies. The ocean is remarkable in

terms of regenerating itself in the wake of man made pollution disasters

despite what many environmental groups proclaim.

I sat in a conference several years ago listening to a group of

scientists etc., remark at how flabbergasted they were because of the

actual aftermath of the Exxon oil spill (the ocean had " cleaned " itself

up) as opposed to what they expected. Several speakers remarked on how

environmentalists are long on rhetoric and short on good science.

****Do you recall any of the specifics on *how* the ocean cleans itself up?

I find this notion very interesting, but, I imagine the ocean's ability to

*clean itself up* is finite. It has been found that many ocean fish contain

toxins from industry other than mercury - PCBs, and dioxin come to mind.

This is not just based on the work of environment groups either. I posted

many links on this last week. Unless the various government agencies around

the world and the environmental organizations are conspiring in a major scam

to make the public think many ocean fish have unhealthy levels of various

chemical compounds, I can't help but think that human generated pollution

has indeed caused many fish to carry toxic levels of these compounds. If you

have any evidence to the contrary, please share it, as I'd love to eat more

fish knowing that it's safe. And I bet I'm not the only one

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