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Posted Mon Feb 27 2012: from Knoxville News Sentinel: Elevated mercury found in fish in Poplar Creek, Clinch River http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1330366929 East Fork Poplar Creek has been posted as a hazard for decades because of mercury discharges from the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, where the creek originates.... Sampling by Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists and environmental staff has documented the elevated presence of mercury in fish in Poplar Creek -- downstream of the point where East Fork enters it -- and into the Clinch River and the upper part of Watts Bar Reservoir. [Read more stories about: contamination, ecosystem interrelationships, health impacts, heavy metals, toxic leak] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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