Watts Bar Reservoir fish advisory pointers information about fish and PCB contamination

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• Corporate Authors:
  Tennessee. Department of Environment and Conservation. ; Tennessee. Wildlife Resources Agency. ; Tennessee. Department of Health. ; Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee. Inc. ; United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  Some people eat turtles from Watts Bar Reservoir. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation believes that sites with PCBs in fish are likely to have PCBs in turtles, shellfish, and mussels. Until more information is available, people should avoid eating turtles, turtle eggs, and shellfish at Watts Bar Reservoir. ; 97mh l 29a ; Watts%20Bar%20Reservoir%20Brochure.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Fishes
  • Food Contamination
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Turtles
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Water Supply
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/130182/cdc_130182_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f9ce42aec40d2bbaa037d821ca2295ecab569f61f3fb783a644984aea8d58f63ba92efac024f30986b285b548a4b5f2d765882d5ba36354049d7876e6b7cec30