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Old 08-26-2014, 09:28 PM
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Default Re: Question for Passaic R. Anglers

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Originally Posted by bulletbob View Post
.. Anyone that eats lower/tidal Passaic River fish needs his head examined... bob
Oh they will. It's called an MRI and they'll need it as part of their cancer treatment.

From the EPA website:

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The sediments of the lower Passaic River, the longest river in New Jersey, are contaminated with a variety of hazardous substances, including dioxin, PCBs, mercury, DDT, pesticides and heavy metals.
http://www.epa.gov/region2/passaicriver/



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