Jimi,
You sure it was DDT? The reason I ask is that according to(
http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=90 ) The use of DDT was banned
in the United States in 1973, although it is still in use in some other
parts of the world. The buildup of DDT in natural waters is a reverisble
process: the EPA reported a 90% reduction of DDT in Lake Michigan fish
by 1978 as a result of the ban. If it was DDT in Brantley Lake,
somebody could be in "deep kimshee".
JIMMY D
Desert Eagle wrote:
I just heard on our local news that the State Game and Fish have put a
"Mandatory" catch and release on all fish caught in Brantley Lake, (4 miles
from me). The reason, elevated amounts of DDT found in them. Evidently it
got there from runoff from fields upstream with the heavy rains earlier
this year. Wonder how else it will effect the lake? It is just starting to
get real nice after the Golden Algae almost wiped it out about 3 years ago.
Jimi
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