Good Idea! Louisiana Will Resume Mercury Testing For Fish After 7-Year Lapse

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Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality staff in January will begin taking a fresh look at fish in waters put on a contamination advisory list before the state stopped testing.

The four-year, $1.5 million program will start in southwest Louisiana, with about 50 sites expected to be tested in each region each year.

The state is buying or repairing equipment needed for the renewed collection work. The laboratory work will be done at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Regular mercury contamination testing halted in 2008 as part of a series ofbudget cuts by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

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http://klfy.com/2015/11/09/state-to-revive-mercury-testing-program-for-fish-caught-in-louisiana/