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logo 9/24/2024 4:19:54 AM     
Investigation into water near 3M plant led to discovery of old and new chemicals in fish 
By Deena Winter US Source: minnesotareformer 8/11/2023
Deena Winter
Credit: Chad Davis
A state and federal investigation into chemical discharges from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant led to last week’s state health advisory about fish caught in the Mississippi River from St. Paul to Hastings, as well as a popular shore fishing lake near Hastings.
 

Of 42 toxic manmade chemical compounds researchers looked for in fish in a 41-mile stretch of the Mississippi from St. Paul into Wisconsin, all but six were found, prompting state health officials to issue a fish advisory directed at children and pregnant and breastfeeding women. Some scientists say the health department didn’t go far enough in warning people.

 
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