Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Yet another study on Tuesday raised the alarm about the dangers of ' forever chemicals ,' revealing that eating just one locally caught freshwater fish in the continental United States can be equivalent to drinking contaminated water for a month. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are widely called forever chemicals because they persist in the human body and environment for long periods.
was the largest contributor to total PFAS levels, averaging 74% of the total. 'These test results are breathtaking,' said Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president for government affairs. 'Eating one bass is equivalent to drinking -tainted water for a month.' Specifically, the researchers calculated that eating one 8 oz. serving of fish is equivalent to consuming one month of drinking water with
at 48 parts per trillion , which is 2,400 times the interim U.S. EPA health advisory. 'People who consume freshwater fish, especially those who catch and eat fish regularly, are at risk of alarming levels of PFAS in their bodies,' said co-author and EWG senior scientist David Andrews. 'Growing up, I went fishing every week and ate those fish. But now when I see fish, all I think about is PFAS contamination.
production, the pollution 'levels in rivers and streams do seem to be decreasing, which is important.' 'At the same time, the levels are still so high that any fish consumption likely impacts serum levels,' Andrews said. 'But they are moving in the right direction, which I think is some good news, at least in terms of the rivers and streams.
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