02-03-2015, 07:06 PM
"Would our local fisherman catching these fish high in mercury be subjected to higher mercury counts too? Only fish are tested, not the folks hauling or handling them?"
The mercury we're talking about is only an issue if ingested, i.e., you eat the stuff or inhale it. There's no risk in handling the fish, and as Paul says, despite the rising levels, they are not yet at the harmful level. But it's not good that the levels are rising and more of a problem that the mercury just keeps building up in the fish. It's not something that goes away right after you stop polluting the atmosphere.
The mercury we're talking about is only an issue if ingested, i.e., you eat the stuff or inhale it. There's no risk in handling the fish, and as Paul says, despite the rising levels, they are not yet at the harmful level. But it's not good that the levels are rising and more of a problem that the mercury just keeps building up in the fish. It's not something that goes away right after you stop polluting the atmosphere.