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National Public Radio: We've long known that the fish we eat are exposed to toxic chemicals in the rivers, bays and oceans they inhabit. The substance that's gotten the most attention - because it has shown up at disturbingly high levels in some fish - is mercury.
But mercury is just one of a slew of synthetic and organic pollutants that fish can ingest and absorb into their tissue. Sometimes it's because we're dumping chemicals right into the ocean. But as a study published recently in Nature, Scientific Reports helps......
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How Plastic In The Ocean Is Contaminating Your Seafood
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 13th, 2013
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