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Minnesota: Researchers Warn On Mercury In St. Louis River Estuary Fish [1]

If a kid catches a big walleye on the St. Louis River estuary in Duluth, the state warns her not to eat it. Ever.

"If a little kid catches a big walleye on Lake Winnibigoshish, the state of Minnesota says she can safely eat that fish once a week.

If she catches the fish out of the upper St. Louis River, say around Brookston, the state suggests just one meal per month.

But if the same kid catches a big walleye on the St. Louis River estuary in Duluth, the state warns her not to eat it. Ever."

jmyers reports for the Duluth News Tribune August 28, 2016. [2]

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Source: Duluth News Tribune [2], 08/29/2016
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/minnesota-researchers-warn-mercury-st-louis-river-estuary-fish [2] http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4103214-do-not-eat-researchers-seek-clues-mercury-st-louis-river-estuary-fish [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81