Oops - this was supposed to be sent some months ago...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/894457.asp
"...Mercury enters the environment naturally and
through industrial pollution, according to the JAMA
study. Power plants that burn fossil fuels, such as
coal, and waste incineration, pulp, paper
manufacturing and other processes, generate the most
mercury emissions...
"...By eating fish and shellfish, people are
exposed to methylmercury, which is dangerous for women
of childbearing age because the chemical can damage
the brain and kidney of developing fetuses, research
has shown.
"The JAMA study adds weight to a report released
in February by EPA, called �America�s Children,� which
like the JAMA study was based on data from the CDC�s
ongoing National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey.
"The survey provided the most recent snapshot of
mercury exposure in women and children. While the EPA
looked at many aspects of children�s health, the JAMA
study focused on mercury levels in the blood of 1,250
children and 2,314 women between 1999 and 2000.
Besides reporting the 1 in 12 statistic, the EPA
report also said states are increasingly issuing
warnings of dangerous levels of mercury in fish...
"BUSH PLAN WILL INCREASE MERCURY
"...Both these warnings come as Congress is poised
to act on a Bush administration plan, called the Clear
Skies Initiative, which will slow down the timetable
for reducing the main source of mercury � emissions
from coal-fired power plants.
"Frank O�Donnell, director of the Clean Air Trust,
an environmental lobby group, says the mercury data
delayed for 10 months the release of the EPA report,
which was made public after being leaked to the press.
"...Currently, the Food and Drug Administration
recommends pregnant women and those who could become
pregnant avoid eating shark, swordfish, king mackerel
and tile fish, all predatory fish known to contain
elevated levels of methylmercury.
"According to the JAMA report, people can still
obtain the benefits of fish by staying away from
predatory fish and instead consuming fish low in
methylmercury, such as haddock, tilapia, salmon, cod,
pollock and sole..."
So, would Gollum's diet be better because he ate no
ocean fish, or worse because of Moria's mines and
Saruman's delvings? ;)
Debbi
who is cleaning out some files
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