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Salmon

90 percent of the salmon sold in the United States is farmed. Unfortunately, farmed salmon has been found to contain residues of PCBs and other toxic contaminants, as well as residues of antibiotics and other drugs.
The average dioxin level in farm-raised salmon is 11 times higher than in wild salmon, and the average PCB levels are 36.6 parts per billion (ppb) in farm-raised salmon, versus 4.75 ppb in wild salmon.

Posted by Vitamin Z on March 27, 2006 04:47 PM |

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Atlantic salmon then, is it farmed salmon that's just called "Atlantic Salmon" or does it mean it is wild samlom caught in the Atlantic Ocean?

Posted by: last real n1gga alive | March 31, 2006 01:43 PM

Atlantic salmon is farmed.
Here is the good resource on generic fish info:
Fish Resource Page (Dr.Weil)
Short and simple.

Posted by: Vitamin Z | March 31, 2006 05:17 PM

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