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Louisiana DEQ online map: Don't eat fish caught here, don't swim there

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A recently created interactive map lets people know if pollution has made a Louisiana waterway unsafe for swimming, and tells anglers whether it's safe to eat their catch.

Most advisories suggest limits of anywhere from 8 ounces a week to six 8-ounce servings a year. Recommendations can depend on where a species is on the food chain, since fish that eat other fish take in the mercury they've eaten.


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