Talladega, AL – The Alabama Department of Public Health says there's a potential health risk from eating fish caught in the Lake Logan Martin area.
Possible polychlorinated biphenyl contamination caused the department to issue advisories Oct. 7. PCBs were used as electrical insulation until they were banned in 1979. PCBs are listed by the department as a possible carcinogen.
The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating and working on cleanup strategies.
Pam Scully, the EPA's remedial project manager for the Anniston PCB site, says the investigation includes the Monsanto plant site in Anniston and the area from Snow Creek down to Choccolocco Creek.
Scully says PCB concentrations have been decreasing, but the EPA needs to make sure they keep going down.
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