Office of the ClerkIllinois Pollution Control Board100 W.
Randolph St .
Chicago, IL 60601
Re: Proposed New 35 ILL.
Every day, thousands of developing fetuses, newborns and
young children are exposed to mercury when pregnant and nursing women eatcontaminated fish, or children eat fish themselves .
Nationally, 6 to 10 percent of
women of childbearing age are estimated to have mercury levels high enough to puttheir developing children at increased risk for developmental problems .
Here in
Illinois, that translates to more than 100,000 women of childbearing age whose bloodmercury levels may exceed the federal recommended limit . Women and families dealwi...
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