Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish

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Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish

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Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish

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Most Recently Shared on March 31, 2009 at 10:22 pm By:

NutritionExpert Mitzi Dulan

@Delight_com More mercury in albacore .333 vs .118 (PPM) in canned light. Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/ysvcf

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Study Compares Mercury Levels in Freshwater vs. Saltwater Fish « OrganicAuthority.com – Organic Blog

organicauthority.com — “While mercury concentrations in freshwater fish are much higher than in saltwater fish, Duke University researchers have found that saltwater fish"including tuna, mackerel and shark"are a greater health threat to humans. In freshwater, harmful methylmercury latches onto decayed plants and animal matter, which sunlight can more easily break down. But in seawater, methylmercury latches onto chloride (salt), which doesn't degrade as easily, and marine life ingests it. Fish and shellfish have a natuView full resource at organicauthority.com

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Most Recently Shared on July 1, 2010 at 7:38 am By:

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Study Compares Mercury Levels in Freshwater vs. Saltwater Fish http://dlvr.it/2BqYJ

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Which Fish to Eat? Study Finds Lower Mercury in Most Top-Selling Seafood

organicconsumers.org — “Which Fish to Eat? Study Finds Lower Mercury in Most Top-Selling Seafood Groth, E. 2010. Ranking the contributions of commercial fish and shellfish varieties to mercury exposure in the United States: Implications for risk communication. Environmental Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2009.12.006. Synopsis by Jennifer F. NylandView full resource at organicconsumers.org

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Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 12:39 am By:

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Which Fish to Eat? Study Finds Lower Mercury in Most Top-Selling Seafood http://bit.ly/ctolDG

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