Yet IN SPITE OF THIS, the Ehrlich Administration WILL NOT issue any health warnings!

The agency hopes to pinpoint the carcinogen by next year if it finds money for additional work. [my emphasis] The initial study was partly paid for by the South River Federation, a nonprofit group that monitors the 12-mile river, which flows through Anne Arundel County into the bay just south of Annapolis.
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Despite the alarming findings, Richard McIntire, a Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman, said the state is not likely to issue a catfish consumption advisory for the South River. “This has been a known problem for quite some time,” McIntire said.

“If you catch any fish that looks strange,” he added, “throw it back.”

The state also has no plans for advisories on swimming and other recreational use, based on cancer findings, he said.

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