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wa Journal By JEFF CARRUTHERS Mercury pollution of fish has lresulted in some good as well as bad. First, the federal health de- partment suddenly became in- terested in finding out just how contaminated Canadian food- stuffs are. ‘And now — and perhaps just Jas important — Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has) decided to set up a Canadian. neutron activation analysis ser- vice. Neutron activation analysis is lone of three techniques being’ widely used to detect mercury and other elements...