Mercury levels in 16 Oklahoma lakes called unsafe

Fish in 16 Oklahoma lakes have unsafe levels of mercury, prompting the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to issue a fish consumption advisory.

BY JOHN ESTUS | Modified: July 8, 2010 at 10:19 am | Published: July 8, 2010

State Department of Environmental Quality scientists have found a dangerous toxin in fish in several Oklahoma lakes.

The discovery of unsafe levels of mercury in fish in 16 lakes prompted the agency to issue fish consumption advisories Wednesday.

photo - The McGee Creek Reservoir, pictured here in 2007, is one of 16 state lakes with fish that have unsafe levels of mercury, according to the state Department of Environmental Quailty. PHOTO BY ED GODFREY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

The McGee Creek Reservoir, pictured here in 2007, is one of 16 state lakes with fish that have unsafe levels of mercury, according to the state Department of Environmental Quailty. PHOTO BY ED GODFREY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

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