Chemical-specific Fact Sheets
Summaries of the most current information on sources, fate and transport, occurrence in human tissues, range of concentrations in fish tissue, fish advisories, fish consumption limits, toxicity, and regulations. The fact sheets also illustrate how this information may be used to develop fish consumption advisories.
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- Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Related Compounds Update: Impact on Fish Advisories (PDF) (6 pp., 88 K)
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Update: Impact on Fish Advisories (PDF) (7 pp., 110 K)
- Toxaphene Update: Impact on Fish Advisories (PDF) (6 pp., 81 K)
- Mercury Update: Impact on Fish Advisories (PDF) (10pp., 69 K)
Note: This mercury fact sheet is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when when created in June 2001, it is now outdated.