This service can include professional consultation, participation on task forces, or conducting epidemiologic studies. The DEE maintains a toll free telephone hotline for the general public. A toxicologist is on hand to answer your questions about the environment and health. Callers can have questions answered about anything from contaminants in fish to formaldehyde in home products. Each year the DEE helps publish the Michigan Fish Advisory.
Fish are a healthy food choice.
However, some sizes and kinds of fish from the Great Lakes and from some of Michigan's inland lakes and streams contain chemicals that may be harmful if eaten too often or in high quantities. The Michigan Fish Advisory helps you decide which fish to avoid eating and gives guidelines on how often to eat others. Special caution about eating fish is recommended for pregnant women, nursing mothers, women who intend to have children some day, and children under the age of 15. See the Fish Advisory for more details. The Fish Advisory can be obtained wherever fishing licenses are sold or by calling the toll free hotline listed previously.