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SEED Coalition,
Sustainable Energy and Economic Development |
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San Antonio Grocery Store Samples
| Mercury Contamination in Fish |
| San Antonio Grocery Store Samples |
| Fish/seafood | Exceeds EPA | Exceeds TX | Hg in mg/kg |
| Swordfish steak | X | X | 2.16 |
| Blacktip shark | X | X | 0.838 |
| Yellowfin tuna steak | X | | 0.336 |
| Albacore Tuna (steak) | X | | 0.318 |
| Grouper fillet | X | | 0.288 |
| Grouper fillet | | | 0.074 |
| Black drum | | | <.04 |
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| Tested in Austin, Texas at AnalySys Inc., | | | Safety Thresholds: |
| 3512 Montopolis Dr., Austin, Texas 78744 | | | EPA- .2 mg/Kg |
| Methods- USEPA Procedures 245.5 &7471 | | | TX- .7 mg/Kg |
| Samples submitted for testing 3/31/03 - whole fish were tested. |
| Grocery samples submitted for testing 2/21/03 - fillets were tested. | |
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Samples collected by and testing paid for by the
Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition |
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