Here is a story posted on the WRAL-TV website. http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1232917/
It seems this is not a new problem, and nothing much is being done to remedy this situation. All anglers, men and women, as well as boaters and anyone who uses water from the Neuse River should be concerned about situations like this. It may not be in your neighborhood right now, but it could be tomorrow! What can we do to help get this cleaned up and prevent these occurrences in the future?
Warning of Contaminated Fish Extended in Wake County
Fish In Lake Crabtree
Posted: Mar. 13, 2007
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Toxic chemicals have been found in fish upstream of Lake Crabtree in Wake County, and signs have been posted to warn people of the contamination, health officials said.
The warning was extended from Lake Crabtree County Park upstream on Crabtree Creek to the Cedar Fork District Park in Morrisville.
The chemicals are industrial compounds calls PCBs that leaked from a contaminated site near Raleigh-Durham International Airport. PCBs have collected in largemouth bass, catfish and carp that swim up the creek from the lake, said toxicologist Luanne Williams with the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Williams said she is seeking funding to test six other sites where officials suspect elevated levels of PCBs. Previous tests have found some contaminated fish where Crabtree Creek enters the Neuse River, but there wasn't enough testing to warrant a health advisory.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.
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