Fish consumption advisory for Alan Henry Reservoir

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4:25p, 2/3/10

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http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20100203.shtm
Mercury advisory issued today

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3:05p, 2/5/10

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It's downstream from Lubbock (I think) but LBB doesn't have that many heavy industries. Any idea from where the mercury came?

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5:18p, 2/5/10

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Look up. Most likely atmospheric deposition. Same for all the others, including Meredith.

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9:43p, 2/5/10

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Coal fired plants? Especially those in Mexico?

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11:17a, 2/6/10

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Atmospheric deposition is global. I'm not sure of where the plume from the Mexican plants goes. There are a lot of coal-fired plants in East Texas which some say accounts for the higher incidence of methyl mercury in fish in that region. Water chemistry is also a large part of the equation in that area.