Sentences with phrase «by cyanide fishing»

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While there is not much evidence of cyanide - caught fish poisoning the people who eat it — the dose retained by a fish after being puffed is relatively small — the risk nevertheless remains, especially for those who ingest a lot of it.

He is hoping that this method might be turned into an easy tool that can be used by consumers, citizen scientists and enforcement agencies to quickly detect fish that have been illegally caught with cyanide, which would hopefully drive down the trade.

And here are just a few other «side effects» of mining on public lands in the West: cyanide spills; wildlife habitat destruction and fish kills caused by poisoned waters; and water pollution caused by acid mine drainage, which leaches potentially toxic heavy metals like lead, copper, and zinc from rocks.