Title:
A Review of Past and Present Fish Consumption Advisories
A Review of Past and Present Fish Consumption Advisories
Author(s)
Reinert, Robert E.
Stober, Quentin J.
Stober, Quentin J.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Transition from fish consumption advisories based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action levels to advisories based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) risk assessment procedures has caused
confusion among fishery professionals, anglers, and the public. What are the differences between the older and
newer advisories? How are these recommendations established, and how accurately do they actually measure
the health risk associated with eating fish? Anglers and the public deserve some basic answers to these questions so that they can understand the process that can have a
severe impact on sport fisheries.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
1993-04
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