Research shows arsenic, mercury and selenium in Asian carp not a health concern to most

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Natural History Survey have found that overall, concentrations of arsenic, selenium, and mercury in bighead and silver carp from the lower Illinois River do not appear to be a health concern for a majority of human consumers. The full results of the study have been published in the journal Chemosphere.

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