P ag e B2 M a r c h 2 1 ,2 0 0 1 £bv ^lortkmò (ftbeeruvr iE Business tf)b Riverkeeper Gets Word Out Helping people buy or sell Real Estate! Demolition Starts at Grocery Site C ontinued from front page M etro who eat these fish w ill get cancer, there is clearly an increased risk from long-term consum ption ofthese fish,” said Travis W illiams, executive direc­ tor for Riverkeeper. O ther health risks associated with fish consum ption in­ clude developmental disorders and immune deficiencies. The fish found most contam inated include include crappie, sm allm outh bass, carp, large-scale sucker, and oth­ ers as well. The contam inants ofgreat- est concern are dioxins, PCBs, the pes­ ticides aldrin, dieldrin, D D E , and m er­ cury. “W e feel that there has been far too little effort by our public agencies to get this message out to the com m u­ nity,” said W illiams. “To som e degree, they d o n ’t have funding to provide for this kind o f outreach. W e feel, that as a non-profit organization that serves the com m u­ nity, this is the least w e can do.”There are a few things that can be done to reduce the risks. For example, ifpeople choose to continue eating at-risk fish, it is suggested that you eat fewer fish, eat smaller portions and discard the fatty parts. It is the fat that collects the contaminants and passes them on to those that eat it. “I think one o fthe most important things that w e can convey is that the W illamette River is a public resource. N obody ow ns it, though at times it m ay seem like som e try to hold title to the river. This is sim ply your river and there is no excuse to put up with fish so contam inated that there is a risk o f cancer,” said W illiams. W illamette Riverkeeper maintains its ow n patrol boat that it will use to get the m essage out to folks on the lower river, and above O regon City as well. 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