Recent tests found high levels of toxic chemicals called PCBs in the James River and some tributaries between Richmond and Hopewell.
In some cases, levels of the chemicals were hundreds of times higher than the state limit, state officials said.
The PCBs pose a threat to fish but not people, unless people eat contaminated fish, said Bill Hayden, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Quality.
The DEQ disclosed the test results today.
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