[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "The seafood is contaminated throughout Florida and the military is largely responsible"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

The seafood is contaminated throughout Florida and the military is largely responsible

By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
July 18, 2022

Seafood from Florida’s waters is contaminated with per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS). The U.S. military and the state of Florida are directly responsible. The land, subsurface soils, aquifers, freshwater and seawater are saturated with these cancer-causing chemicals. Sadly, Florida is governed by Ron DeSantis, (R), who is the last guy to do anything about it. Florida is in trouble. Let’s examine this frightening threat to human health. 

The NAS Pensacola oyster tissue contained 564,000 parts per trillion (ppt) of Per Fluoro Octane Sulfonic acid, (PFOS),  a threat to anyone who consumes it.  Let’s examine this concentration in light of the EPA’s recent action to lower the health advisory for two of the most powerful cancer-causing PFAS compounds - PFOS and Per Fluoro Octanoic Acid, (PFOA).  Here, we’ll look at the amazing swimmer, PFOS. 

In June, 2022, the EPA lowered its health advisory in drinking water from 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for either PFOS or PFOA to .02 ppt for PFOS and .004 ppt for PFOA.  Basically, they’re saying these chemicals are harmful and we shouldn’t be consuming them. The EPA knows what’s going on. Up to this point, however, their advisories really haven’t done much to protect human health. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/the-seafood-is-contaminated-throughout-florida-and-the-military-is-largely-responsible

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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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