Ohio River fish caught by citizen scientists show mostly low contaminant levels

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Ohio River fish caught by citizen scientists show mostly low contaminant levels

Fish caught by Humana Community Day and other volunteer citizen scientists at a Participatory Science Fishing Day at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in August contained safe levels of most contaminants according to recently completed analysis by University of Louisville researchers. Testing showed the fish did contain levels higher than limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a few cont…