Freshwater Fish Highly Polluted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Health Problems: Study

Freshwater Fish Highly Polluted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Health Problems: Study
A Chinook salmon along with a school of shad pass through the viewing room at McNary Lock and Dam on the Columbia River, near Umatilla, Oregon, June 7, 2005. Jeff T. Green/Getty Images
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Eating just one locally caught freshwater fish could be equivalent to drinking water that’s highly contaminated with “forever chemicals”—or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—for a month, a recent study has found.

PFAS are invisible man-made chemicals, high levels of which have been linked to health issues including various cancers, reproductive issues, and adverse effects on immune function.