Posted
3/27/2007 05:57:00 PM
by Douglas
Ah, Clear Lake, Texas. Where the water isn't clear, it smells like sewage, and the fish contain dangerous levels of
mercury.The advisory by the Texas Department of State Health Services is for freshwater drum and largemouth bass from Clear Lake and Hills Lake and bowfin from Clear Lake.
Adults and children 12 and older should eat no more than two 8-ounce servings per month of the fish. Children younger than 12 shouldn't eat more than two 4-ounce servings per month. Pregnant women, women who could become pregnant and breast-feeding mothers are advised against eating the fish, the department said.
Health officials issued the warning after lab tests detected elevated levels of mercury in the three species. The testing was done after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department alerted health officials to the possibility of elevated mercury levels, said Doug McBride, a State Health Services spokesman.
Yummy! Why anyone would put their big toe into and/or eat anything that came out of that sewer is totally beyond me.