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TMP#3 Mercury Poisoning in Fish Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/20/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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TMP#3 Mercury Poisoning in Fish

Many of us love eating fish, be it sushi or shark; however, while we enjoy the meat of these marine animals, there is a hidden threat in their fat cells and muscles. We don't realize it (or even if we do, we eat anyway) that the body of the fish absorbs a toxic substance that is equally poisonous for both, humans and the fish. Yes, methylmercury is the poisonous substance that is mostly absorbed by the fish. The increasing mercury in seas and rivers due to water pollution has raised serious health concerns. Some scientists believe that the doses of mercury in fish are not harmful whereas few others have claimed that the higher levels of mercury in fish, are for sure, harmful.


Neat Kiosk at Street End Park

Using the chart at the related webpage determine if these fish usually have high or low mercury concentrations.

Fish
Low Mercury
High Mercury
2
0
0
7
4
5
9
7

Cache is at N 47° 32.1(AtlanticMackerel)(Halibut) W 122° 19.3(Pickerel)(Shark)
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Cache seekers (hold harmless the cache owner) and assumes all risks, responsibilities, and mental condition involved in seeking this and any cache. I use a Teslin based waterproof paper in a lot of my caches. Please make sure you come prepared with the correct writing utensil. Such as a pencil or a space pen Ink your moniker in the space provided. Initials and stamps are OK " Watch a YouTube video here on how to properly sign waterproof paper. Since there are no posted hours I would assume that the park closes at dark.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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