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Archive Home > 2002 > October > 24 > Banned retardant killed Fall River fish

Banned retardant killed Fall River fish

By Keith Ridler / The Bulletin
October 24, 2002

Federal officials once banned the fire retardant dropped last August into the Fall River - killing more than 21,000 fish and ruining the popular trout stream for up to nine years - because they knew it could be deadly to aquatic life.

But the ban lasted less than a month, and federal....

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