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Joined: Dec 1999
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"28 Illinois legislators had their blood screened for chemicals to create awareness for a pending biomonitoring bill. All 28 had some level of mercury in their hair — and 9 of the samples, or 32 percent — exceeded the safe guidelines established by the EPA and the FDA.""Illinois State Representative Karen May was one of the participants in the study. “It really hit home to see my mercury levels so high,” she said. “Coal plants are responsible for most of our mercury pollution [in Illinois].” "More... http://consciouschoice.com/2007/05/biomonitoring0705.html
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Joined: Oct 2006
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Yeah a lot of people from the midwest have elevated levels. I know I am one of them. Detroit/Chicago/some areas in Indiana was where a lot of manufacturing was for the past 100 years. You pretty much can't eat the fish from the great lakes anymore... its sad. I know 3 people in my home town who had to detox mercury, just from living here so long.
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