2020 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:59:52 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Wisconsin "DNR advises against eating livers from deer harvested near PFAS-contaminated Marinette site"
 
DNR advises against eating livers from deer harvested near PFAS-contaminated Marinette site

By Paul A. Smith
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)
September 16, 2020

People should not eat livers from white-tailed deer harvested within about 5 miles of a contaminated Johnson Controls/Tyco Fire Products facility in Marinette, according to an advisory issued Tuesday by state health and natural resources officials.

The recommendation is based on testing that found elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in liver tissue of all 20 deer sampled near the industrial site.

The findings suggest "eating liver from deer in this area is likely to result in significant PFAS exposure," according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

…

For the entire article, see
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2020/09/15/dnr-advises-against-eatin-deer-liver-contaminated-marinette-site/5803002002/

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