This fact sheet summarizes a 2008–2011 South River Science Team study that analyzed mercury in edible tissues of waterfowl, game, and snapping turtles (160 samples). Using conservative assumptions and USEPA methods, researchers estimated safe annual consumption in 8-ounce meals for each species and concluded that, at those limits, eating these animals from the South River watershed is not expected to pose a health concern.
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pdf
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Fact Sheets
Publication Date :
2014-04
Type :
Fact Sheet
Review Notes :
Date taken from header 'NO. 6 • APRIL 2014'. The PDF includes a figure listing safe numbers of 8-ounce meals per year by species; exact meal counts are visible but were not transcribed here. Species mentioned include mallard, wood duck, Canada goose, muskrat, squirrel, white-tailed deer, and snapping turtle.
