Wow - Good Idea! FL Government Begins Meetings To Set Mercury Pollution Limits In Waterways

[hatrack]

Mercury tainting fish in the Indian River Lagoon and Everglades could come from local power plants or ones as far away as China.

The state's environmental managers must grapple with the far-flung sources of this toxic metal as they try to write the state's first limits on mercury pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has begun a series of meetings around the state to establish the maximum acceptable levels in the state's waterways, where mercury is a common contaminant that has led to advisories against eating too much of certain fish species.

Tests have shown people who live near the Indian River Lagoon and women on the Treasure Coast have above-average levels of mercury in their systems. Dolphins who swim the lagoon have shown some of the highest levels of mercury seen in the species worldwide.

EDIT

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jun/18/as-mercury-affects-fish-in-treasure-coast-waters/

[Nihil]

1. What's the betting that the politicians will opt for the second choice?

> Mercury tainting fish in the Indian River Lagoon and Everglades
> could come from local power plants or ones as far away as China.

Yeah, that's the ticket - blame China and continue with BAU ...

Sigh.

[Kolesar]

2. ...Mercury from Florida power plants, trash-burning facilities and other sources has declined.

State officials say mercury from Florida power plants, trash-burning facilities and other sources has declined.
***
The Florida seafood and sport fishing industry has been working on mercury reductions for many decades.