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- Autism in relation to Hazardous Air Pollutants (edited 07/01/10)
- Perinatal Hormones and Autism (edited 07/01/10)
- California Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) (edited 07/01/10)
- Monitoring Early Childhood Autism (MECA) (edited 07/01/10)
Mercury in Fish
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, might become pregnant, or if you have young children, please see the brochures below for information on mercury in fish.
For more information:
Your local health department: http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/services/Pages/LocalServices.aspx
California Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
(916) 327-7319 or (510) 622-3170
www.oehha.ca.gov/fish.html
The California Department of Fish and Game Fishing Regulations booklet
These are available where you buy your fishing license or at:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/regulations/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/advisory.html
For information about the fish you buy, contact:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(888) SAFEFOOD
www.cfsan.fda.gov/seafood1.html
FDA Consumer Advisory on Mercury in Fish
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm110591.htm