Despite lifting the ban for fishing in the Amur river, which was introduced after the harmful substances got into the river from the china river Shongua, the sanitary physicians warn against easting river fish.

Benzene and nitrobenzene have been discovered in the Amur fish, as well as in the ice and bottom sediment, said the representatives of the Ministry of natural Resources of Khabarovsk region, of Russian Federal Service for Environment Protection and sanitary services of the region.
sections: Nature & Health, Region News
areas: Far East region