Up to the Gills: 2009 Update on Pollution in Great Lakes Fish

This report examines fish consumption advisories in the Great Lakes between 2005 and 2009.

Up to the Gills finds that levels of toxic chemicals in Great Lakes fish are alarmingly high, and are not improving.

The major chemical contaminants that cause consumption advisories for Great Lakes fish include mercury, PCBs, pesticides, dioxins and furans. Health effects of these chemicals include damage to the nervous, respiratory and immune system, as well as cancer.

UpToTheGills_2009 Final.pdf