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(UNITED STATES, 6/13/2023)
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued new discharge permits for seafood processing plants in Oregon. The agency has set new limits for pollutants in processing wastewater, including metals and other minerals that are ubiquitous in the environment and not used in seafood processing. The permit imposes limits for minerals that are 24,000 times lower than drinking water limits. These levels are so low that they are considered scientifically undetectable. The treatment facilities necessary to attain these li...
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