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University of Washington: Arsenic Makes These South Puget Sound Fish Unsafe to Eat
September 24, 2021
SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release:

Researchers at the University of Washington and UW Tacoma have been studying arsenic levels in the mud, water and in creatures from lakes in the south Puget Sound area. Eating contaminated fish or snails from these lakes could lead to health risks.

Pollution from regional smelter emissions is likely the source of high concentrations of arsenic found at the bottom of . . .

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