[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "America’s Fish are Contaminated with PFAS"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

America’s Fish are Contaminated with PFAS


By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
June 18, 2021

An analysis of  PFAS concentrations in 3,262 fish and oysters from rivers and lakes in 48 states shows that America’s seafood is toxic. The average fish in the database contained 93,224 parts per trillion (ppt) of PFAS. The median (middle)  value was 13,600 ppt. 83% of the samples were from Michigan. 

To put these numbers into perspective, the EPA has established a voluntary Lifetime Health Advisory of 70 ppt of PFAS in drinking water while many states have been enforcing much lower levels. Public health officials are increasingly warning that we should not be consuming more than 1 ppt of these substances in our drinking water. But what about the fish?

Generally, fish caught near military bases, wastewater treatment plants, airports, and industrial sites had elevated (and sometimes astronomical) levels of the poisons. People who eat these fish can become extremely ill. Fish move around, so this is anything but an exact science. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/americas-fish-are-contaminated-with-pfas

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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