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Printitd in "THE RECORD" May 7 , 1994 <br /> fish 1n eter s <br /> e�nrare ® <br /> New placards <br /> warn anglers <br /> of health risks <br /> ��a, ken,ae�:x�x.•..n�.tne - <� <br /> By Jim Niddes <br /> i •. The Record <br /> Eight signs have been posted <br /> along Mormon Slough and the <br /> Deep Stockton D Water Channel <br /> t in downtown Stockton warning <br /> of the hazards of eating fish <br /> ` h caught in those waters, state <br /> x and local officials announced <br /> Friday. <br /> The signs, portions of which <br /> are in six languages — English, <br /> Spanish, Vietnamese, Laotian, <br /> lirnong and Cambodian— rec- <br /> Vii` ommend anglers eat no more <br /> NX.:1, than a pound of fish from the <br /> x � , <br /> 3 mom. .. sloughs each month. They also <br /> contain guidelines on cooking <br /> and preparing fish to minimize <br /> I the health risks. <br /> Officials say fish from both <br /> � � ,�;.• Y a; z � � �F ;�A waterways have been found to <br /> have elevated levels of dioxin <br /> Al <br /> and polychlorinated biphenyls <br /> a� k (PCBs), two toxins linked to <br /> cancer and birth defects. <br /> The studies date back two or <br /> Record photo by CLIFFORD OTO three years <br /> The suspected source of the <br /> CONCERN FOR THE PUBLIC: State Sen. Patrldk 4ohnson left; A.Sign.at Stockton's Morelli Park warning about the dangers of eating dioxin is the closed McCormick <br /> and San Joaquin County Supervisor William Sousa Unveil a new 'contaminated fish caught in Mormon Slough. Please see FISH,B2 <br />