I read an article the other night on how you ought to eat more fish to reduce heart disease. Signs along the river warn against fishing because of the pollutants. It's according to what you want to die with. Pick your poison. The pulp and paper mills provide the largest source of dioxin contamination in water.
Dioxins are one of the most toxic chemicals known to science.
They produce the same chemical as Agent Orange. The Food and Drug Administration said there are a lot of dioxins in many of the food products we eat today. More than 95 percent of people tested in the United States have dioxin in their body tissue. The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that levels of dioxin found in Americans today may be responsible for several health problems. Some of these problems include cancer, hormonal changes, reduced sperm counts, infertility, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities and immune system suppression.