yRlGH LEVELS OF MERCURY FOUND Certain fish
caught in New York City reservoirs and a number
of Adirondack lakes have been found to contain el
evated levels of mercury, which makes them un
healthy to eat often, according to the State Health
Department. It has issued specific warnings
about fish in three upstate reservoirs and 10 lakes
in the Adirondacks. While officials have only re
cently begun testing for mercury in the Adiron
dacks, reservoir water is regularly tested and is
considered safe. But health officials have advised
fishermen to eat no more than one meal a month
of large brown trout from the Neversink Reser
voir, large yellow perch from the Pepacton Res-
ervoir and smallmouth bass or walleye from the
Schoharie Reservoir. Anthony DePalma (NYT)
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