[GreenFreeper]

Thus, essentially NOTHING can be done about it unless somebody breeds some bacterium that only eats phthalate (so why bother unless he's looking to pump up bogus lawsuits against chemical companies that will (if they pull that strategy) go bankrupt and dump the liability onto the taxpayer).

I agree but I still think its important to know what other harmful compounds those fish are storing (besides the PCBs and mercury). Most FCAs ignore the heavy metals and hormone mimics. While the lawyer feeding freenzy is certainly a risk, i still think its important that the public is aware of the comtamination.

[Carry_Okie]

I agree but I still think its important to know what other harmful compounds those fish are storing (besides the PCBs and mercury).

So do I, but not at the expense of an agenda-driven study.

Most FCAs ignore the heavy metals and hormone mimics.

Levels are low enough now that they are too easily confounded with other environmental factors to be really that useful.

While the lawyer feeding freenzy is certainly a risk, i still think its important that the public is aware of the comtamination.

Compared to what? Given that they eat 5,000 to 10,000 times more naturally occurring carcinogens than they do industrial products, why aren't we telling them about that?