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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015
Dive for the Cure 2015
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Woahink Lake was the site of lots of waterplay Sunday as participants from around the region gathered for the third annual Dive for a Cure fundraiser event.
Sheriffs offer disaster prep tips
Preparedness for natural dis-
asters remains important.
Earthquake preparation:
• Anchor and secure heavy
appliances and furniture to
wall studs.
• Move pictures, mirrors and
glass objects away from beds.
• Learn how to turn off
water, gas and electricity.
• Keep hard-soled shoes and
a flashlight under bed.
Earthquake response
• When the ground begins to
shake, “Drop, Cover and Hold
On.”
• If indoors, get under a stur-
dy table. If in bed, protect your
head with a pillow.
• If outdoors, find a clear
spot away from buildings and
trees and stay until the shaking
stops.
• If in a vehicle, pull over to
a clear location until shaking
stops.
• If you smell gas, leave
your home and notify the gas
company.
• Only turn off gas as a last
resort, if you can do so safely.
• Assume downed power
lines are live and stay away.
• Use phones only for life-
threatening emergencies.
• Expect and be ready for
aftershocks.
Tsunami response
• A tsunami is a sea wave
caused by an underwater earth-
quake or landslide displacing
the ocean water.
• When at the coast, know
tsunami evacuation informa-
tion for the area. Follow tsuna-
mi evacuation signs.
• Once the earthquake has
stopped, go inland and to high-
er ground. Follow tsunami
evacuation signs.
• Do not return until the alert
has been cancelled and emer-
gency officials have advised
it’s safe to return.
— Lincoln County Sheriffs
OHA expands latest clam advisory
The
Oregon
Health
Authority is updating an exist-
ing health advisory to include
gaper clams (Tresus capax),
which were found to contain
high levels of naturally occur-
ring arsenic.
The advisory was updated
today by the OHA Public
Health Division after gaper
clams were tested during a sec-
ond round of sampling. It now
applies to soft-shell clams
(Mya arenaria) and gaper
clams collected anywhere
along the Oregon Coast.
OHA recommends remov-
ing the skin from the siphon, or
“neck” of soft-shell and gaper
clams before eating them. This
is because the inorganic
arsenic that is harmful to
human health is concentrated
in the siphon skin.
Removal of the skin before
eating reduces the inorganic
arsenic to levels that are not
harmful.
The advisory is most impor-
tant for recreational harvesters
who dig their own clams. Soft-
shell and gaper clams are col-
lected primarily from estuaries
and intertidal regions of the
Oregon Coast.
Limited commercial harvest
and sale of gaper clams for
human consumption occurs in
Oregon.
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture (ODA) regulates
the safety of commercially har-
vested shellfish. ODA will
ensure that commercial dealers
instruct retailers and con-
sumers to remove siphon skins
from gaper clams before eating
them.
Those planning to eat soft-
shell or gaper clams with or
without siphon skins should
review OHA’s recommended
meal limits, available at www.
healthoregon.org/fishadv.
Two other clam species,
cockles and butter clams, also
were tested for arsenic during
the same sampling period.
Arsenic levels in both of these
species were found to be well
below the level that is harmful
to human health, so cockles
and butter clams are not
included in the health advisory
update.
As previously mentioned,
California mussels and purple
varnish clams also can be har-
vested and consumed without
concern.
Public health officials say
that since the arsenic detected
in clams is naturally occurring,
the advisory is likely to be per-
manent.
In addition to arsenic, test-
ing included a wide variety of
other potential contaminants to
shellfish, including metals,
pesticides,
polychlorinated
biphenyls, dioxins, tributyltin,
flame retardants and other sub-
stances.
None of these other contam-
inants were present in any of
the species at high enough con-
centrations to pose a risk to
human health.
By issuing the advisory,
health officials hope to
increase the public’s awareness
of shellfish contaminants and
ways to reduce human expo-
sure to them.
While it is important for
people to know about contami-
nants in shellfish, it is equally
important to include shellfish
as part of a healthy diet.
Do your part and
volunteer today
to help support
these local
non-proft
organizations in
our community!
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Offi ce located at 2004 HWY 101, Florence
Assisting those in need in our Community.
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11 AM - 2 PM
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Florence, OR 97439
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541 991-2151
River View Ave - Siuslaw
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