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Fish Contaminants

Overview

Health Concerns from fish consumption

Contaminant Concentrations in the Great Lakes

Fish Advisories

Reports & Links

Contacts

The Environmental Protection Agency does not issue fish consumption advice.  Rather, this task falls to individual states and tribes.  Below are links to useful advice on fish consumption and State/Tribal advice.

Great Lakes Information Network exit EPA – Human health and the Great Lakes

US EPA Fish Advisories information page

FDA and EPA joint advisory for mercury in fish and shellfish

State Advice

Minnesota exit EPA

Wisconsin exit EPA

Illinois exit EPA

Indiana exit EPA

Ohio exit EPA

Pennsylvania exit EPA

Michigan exit EPA

New York exit EPA

Tribal Advice

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission exit EPA

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Research Lab exit EPA

Aroostook Band of Micmacs Environmental Health Department exit EPA

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Environment Division exit EPA

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe exit EPA

Canadian Provincial Advice

Ontario exit EPA

Quebec exit EPA (Availible in French only)

 

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