While it may be the U.S. metro in the worst environmental shape, Atlanta isn’t the only place whose residents contend with contamination. Top spots for toxicity are distributed throughout the country, with Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Los Angeles right behind it.
I sure am glad that I’m a vegetarian. And I’m really pissed that all the fish in our country have mercury in them.
I’m so pissed about this that I barely noticed that the highest mercury levels in fish occur in Republican strongholds. I wonder if it’s because Republicans don’t typically support protecting the environment. Or maybe it’s God’s way of communicating to his constituents.
To quote one of my fellow outraged Americans:
One day, God’s gonna stand before you, and he’s gonna judge you and the rest of your damn cronies up on the Hill — and the rest of your damn cronies up on the hill — and then you can get your just desserts.
Mmmmm… dessert.
From Federal study shows mercury in fish widespread:
Some of the highest levels in fish were detected in the remote blackwater streams along the coasts of the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana, where bacteria in surrounding forests and wetlands help in the conversion. The second-highest concentration of mercury was detected in largemouth bass from the North Fork of the Edisto River near Fairview Crossroads, S.C.
“Unfortunately, it’s the case that almost any fish you test will have mercury now,” said Andrew Rypel, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Mississippi who has studied mercury contamination in fish throughout the Southeast. He said other research has shown mercury in fish from isolated areas of Alaska and Canada, and species that live in the deep ocean.
