Spinal deformities in SacramentoSan Joaquin delta fish linked to toxic mineral selenium

Spinal deformities in Sacramento-San Joaquin delta fish linked to toxic mineral selenium

(NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region) Native fish discovered with spinal deformities in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011 were exposed to high levels of selenium from their parents and food they ate as juveniles in the San Joaquin River, new research has found.

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