http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/06/producers-notes-mercury-in-san-francisco-bay/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/06/producers-notes-mercury-in-san-francisco-bay/#comment-12217 SteelieDude Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:16:04 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3375#comment-12217 So why does the Department of Fish & Game allow anglers to keep striped bass over 35"? Why is the limit for black bass set at five fish on the Consumnes River when anglers are advised to eat NO fish from the Consumnes? Shouldn't the sport regulations be set with at least a nod to public health? So why does the Department of Fish & Game allow anglers to keep striped bass over 35"? Why is the limit for black bass set at five fish on the Consumnes River when anglers are advised to eat NO fish from the Consumnes? Shouldn't the sport regulations be set with at least a nod to public health?

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/06/producers-notes-mercury-in-san-francisco-bay/#comment-12218 jane hillhouse Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:37:27 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3375#comment-12218 I hope one of your reporters will do a further study on mercury around retorts – the chimnies in crematoriums. The old ones are the worst. As the percentage of cremations to burials continues to rise rapidly every year, its time someone took some samples of the land around these retorts and down wind. There seems to be no legal concern here. Laws are coming into effect in England in 2013 requiring crematoriums to install scrubbers which will collect the mercury. (From our teeth – 2-4 grams per person) The scrubbers are extremely expensive, and the crem's have to all contribute to the cost. Jane Hillhouse I hope one of your reporters will do a further study on mercury around retorts – the chimnies in crematoriums. The old ones are the worst. As the percentage of cremations to burials continues to rise rapidly every year, its time someone took some samples of the land around these retorts and down wind. There seems to be no legal concern here. Laws are coming into effect in England in 2013 requiring crematoriums to install scrubbers which will collect the mercury. (From our teeth – 2-4 grams per person) The scrubbers are extremely expensive, and the crem's have to all contribute to the cost. Jane Hillhouse

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/06/producers-notes-mercury-in-san-francisco-bay/#comment-12219 Teri Shore Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:34:01 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3375#comment-12219 The gotmercury.org mercury-in-fish calculator estimates mercury exposure based on a person's weight, fish type, and serving size. The cell phone version is www.gotmercury.mobi The estimates are based on the EPA/FDA advisory levels. The gotmercury.org mercury-in-fish calculator estimates mercury exposure based on a person's weight, fish type, and serving size. The cell phone version is http://www.gotmercury.mobi The estimates are based on the EPA/FDA advisory levels.

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