EPA, ATSDR SEND FINAL WARNING TO MICHIGAN TO REVISE FISH ADVISORIES

January 15, 1997
EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have sent their final letter to Michigan Gov. John Engler asking that the state re-think its pulling of fish advisories for salmon. The agencies for the past several months have been attempting to convince the state to reinstate its warnings for salmon. The agency decided to revoke the advisory, which restricts the amount of fish that can be eaten because of chemical contamination, due to its finding that PCBs...


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