Environmental officials warn against eating toxic crabs from Passaic River, Newark Bay

Blue claw crabs live on the bottom of tidal waters all around New Jersey, including the Lower Passaic River and Newark Bay, areas that are highly polluted with toxic material from the era of producing Agent Orange.

But despite a ban, some people continue crabbing in those highly polluted waters where the crabs absorb dioxin and other chemicals in high levels, the state Department of Environmental Protection reported.

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Where are toxic chemicals in your home?

Outdated law means we're surrounded by toxic chemicals at home

EDF has long advocated for an overhaul of the outdated 35-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

TSCA's slack standards allow the majority of the 80,000 chemicals available for use in the U.S. to stay on the market, even though they have never been tested for health effects. They also allow chemicals known to be dangerous to continue to be used. See what we're doing to reform the law.
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