Though banned in 1990, it continues to appear in some fish. Dioxin is the name for a class of chemicals which occur as a by-product of the manufacture, molding, or burning of organic chemicals and plastics that contain chlorine. Public health officials must weigh the potential of public exposure to contaminants and make recommendations. In this simulation, you will decide what fish advisories you would make. Scientists set this dose at a rigorous enough level to protect fetal development in pregnant women.
Researchers take sample fish from three lakes.
The quantity of PCBs that will be ingested in a meal of fish. How many days before a person could safely eat fish again. Assume a typical daily serving of 227 grams of fish. Recalculate for each lake, using an approximate body weight of students in your class. Balancing fish consumption benefits with mercury exposure.