In a special section devoted solely to the issue of fish consumption and mercury, NRDC advises doctors that, “in women of reproductive age, it is important to diagnose overexposure to mercury even if the patient herself is asymptomatic..." NRDC contends that pollution from power plants “settles into oceans and waterways where it builds up in the fish we eat.”
Decades of peer reviewed science shows that the vast majority of mercury contained in seafood is the result of natural processes like underwater volcanic activity, a fact that was recently confirmed by a California Court. What’s more, NRDC's medical advice is at odds with both the FDA's guidance to pregnant women and the views of numerous medical institutions.
