Published 1 year ago

Study suggests US freshwater fish highly contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

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Eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study finds.

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The Guardian

Freshwater fish more contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ than in oceans

Study also says eating one serving of fish with PFAS could be equivalent to drinking contaminated water every day for a month

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

'Forever chemicals' in freshwater fish more risky than those in drinking water, study says

Eating one locally caught freshwater fish can equal drinking 'forever chemical' contaminated water for a month, a study on PFAS, PFOS found.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Locally caught fish are full of dangerous chemicals called PFAS, study finds

Freshwater fish caught locally contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a known synthetic toxin phased out by the federal government, according to a study of data from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Locally caught freshwater fish contain PFAS toxins, study finds

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Fish caught in the fresh waters of the nation’s streams and rivers and the Great Lakes contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a known synthetic toxin phased out by the federal government, according to a study of data from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The chemical PFOS is part of a family of manufactured additives known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, o…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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New York Post

Eating just 1 portion of freshwater fish may expose people to toxic chemicals

Eating just one portion of freshwater fish — such as trout or carp — could expose people to potentially toxic chemical compounds, according to a new study.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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