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Utah groups push for state response to mercury

Utah groups push for state response to mercury

Several groups in Utah, including the Utah Medical Association and Utah Waterfowl Association, are asking the state to deal with the high levels of mercury found in the Great Salt Lake and other bodies of water.
  • Written by American City & County Administrator
  • 25th October 2005

Several groups in Utah, including the Utah Medical Association and Utah Waterfowl Association, are asking the state to deal with the high levels of mercury found in the Great Salt Lake and other bodies of water. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, earlier this month, the state issued a warning against eating two species of ducks with excessive contamination. The Salt Lake Tribune

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