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2008 Lake Cumberland, GRL fish consumption advisories issued Lake Cumberland fish consumption advisory added and is lakewide for bass, crappie/rock bass; Green River Lake improves somewhat, with decreasing levels of contaminants, fewer consumption limits. Article below complete only for advisories for Lake Cumberland and Green River Lakes, not to entire list of advisories for Kentucky Lakes. From Commonwealth News Center The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), the Division of Water and the Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources today issued fish consumption advisories for bodies of water in Kentucky. These advisories are intended to inform the public about the possible risks of eating unrestricted amounts of some fish retrieved from Kentucky's waterways. The advisories were issued due to elevated levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and mercury levels found in some species of fish sampled for these substances. Most of the 2008 advisories either continue or modify existing fish consumption advisories issued from previous years. However, this year, three bodies of water are being added to the advisory list because of elevated mercury levels. They include:
"Fish are a nutritious, low-fat food and good for you when eaten in moderation," said Benjy Kinman, director of fisheries for Fish and Wildlife. "Cooking may reduce some contaminants in fish, but will not reduce mercury levels." The following are consumption precautions for various tested species in these bodies of water. Typically, if a species is not listed, this does not necessarily mean these other fish species are risk-free to consumers. Rather, it means there may not be data available for that particular species. Lake Cumberland (New) Lake Cumberland is approximately 47,680 acres and impounds the Cumberland River in south central Kentucky. This advisory is considered to be a lake-wide advisory and will include the waters from the confluence of Laurel River and Cumberland River to the Wolf Creek Dam on Lake Cumberland. Fish Groups / Contaminant / General Population / Sensitive Population
Green River Lake is approximately 8,210 acres and impounds Robinson Creek and the Green River in Taylor and Adair counties. The current advisory for PCBs is lake-wide and lists channel catfish and common carp as "do not eat." The advisory for both PCBs and mercury is considered lake-wide from the headwaters of the lake to the dam. Due to decreasing levels of PCBs in the Green River Lake, the advisory is modified from "do not eat" to one meal per month for the general population and six meals per year for the sensitive population. Channel Catfish are being removed from the PCB advisory. Fish Groups / Contaminant / General Population / Sensitive Population The increasing mercury problem is not just related to Kentucky. Many states are now discovering elevated mercury levels in fish tissue and are issuing fish consumption advisories to better inform the public of the potential risks of frequently eating fish associated with an advisory. This story was posted on 2008-09-11 11:09:18
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