Love Seafood? How About A Little Mercury With That?
February 12, 2008
After reading the recent article on mercury levels in SC’s fish, which supplied the following quote, it got me thinking of a more proactive stand I could take against it:
Mercury hot spots in the Edisto River/Four Holes Swamp area and along the Little Pee Dee and Lynches rivers showed how some people who eat fish from these waterways have unusually high levels of mercury in their bodies.
It’s not a new story, but certainly one to be aware of. Of note to me was the mention of new coal plants coming. While it’s America’s most abundant domestic source of energy (besides the obvious, and more GREEN solar, wind, etc. alt-energy choices), it is also extremely hazardous to our health.
Nuclear energy provides the best alternative until alt-energy sources become more economical. Nuclear power plants are under more stringent safeguards since 3-Mile Island and Russia’s non-OSHA-enforced Chernobyl disaster.
Shown below is a map from DHEC showing mercury warning and advisory sites across SC.
Looks like I need to check store labels to see where my seafood is coming from.
*UPDATE: Environmental groups critical of proposed power plant
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