FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2018
CONTACT: Angela Minicuci,
517-241-2112, minicucia@michigan.gov
LANSING, Mich.
– Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an
expanded ‘Do Not Eat’ fish advisory for all fish in the Huron River in
Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe Counties. The original
advisory was issued on August 4, 2018.
The ‘Do Not
Eat’ advisory for the Huron River starts where N. Wixom Road crosses in Oakland
County and extends downstream to the mouth of the Huron River as it enters Lake
Erie in Wayne County. This includes:
- Norton
Creek (Oakland County)
- Hubbell
Pond, also known as Mill Pond (Oakland County)
- Kent
Lake (Oakland County)
- Ore
Lake (Livingston County)
- Strawberry
& Zukey Lake (Livingston County)
- Gallagher
Lake (Livingston County)
- Loon
Lake (Livingston County)
- Whitewood
Lakes (Livingston County)
- Base
Line & Portage Lakes (Livingston/Washtenaw County line)
- Barton
Pond (Washtenaw County)
- Geddes
Pond (Washtenaw County)
- Argo
Pond (Washtenaw County)
- Ford
Lake (Washtenaw County)
- Bellville
Lake (Wayne County)
This extension
is a result of new perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) fish data from the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality. Base Line Lake and Argo Pond fish fillet
data, downsteam from Kent Lake, were found to have high PFOS levels.
Additionally, high PFOS surface water levels were found upstream of Kent Lake.
Touching the
fish or water and swimming in these water bodies is not considered a health
concern as PFAS do not move easily through the skin. An occasional swallow of
river or lake water is also not considered a health concern.
For current
guidelines relating to PFAS fish contamination, visit Michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
For more information about the Eat Safe Fish guidelines, visit Michigan.gov/eatsafefish.
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