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Part 4: Hunters Warned After Dioxin Delays
Fish advisories dot the banks of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Various forms or pollution, including historical dioxin pollution from Dow Chemical, have led to warnings to avoid certain species of fish and limit consumption for them. Pregnant woment and young children are given more stringent warnings. (Photo by Shawn Allee)
It's deer season in Michigan, and hunters are trekking through the woods, trying to bag dinner or something special for the holidays. Hunting's gotten a little complicated in some areas recently. Just because you catch something doesn't mean you should eat it. That's because a stretch of river in Michigan was polluted with dioxin - decades ago. In the fourth part of a series on Dow Chemical and dioxin, Shawn Allee found the state thinks old dioxin pollution from a Dow chemical plant poses a health risk today:
Producer: Shawn Allee
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Running Time: 3:29