Risk of Consuming Contaminated Freshwater Fish
Risk of Consuming Contaminated Freshwater Fish Eating one freshwater fish is as harmful as drinking contaminated water for a month Washington: Eating one freshwater fish a year is equivalent to drinking water contaminated with 'forever chemicals' for a month, a new study has revealed. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAs), known as “eternal chemicals,” are in many ways part of our daily lives, but these compounds have also been implicated in cancer and other health problems. For the study, researchers from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed 500 meat samples from freshwater fish caught in freshwater tanks across the United States. The analysis estimated that eating fish contaminated with these chemicals is equivalent to drinking water contaminated with PFE (48 parts per trillion) for one month. The study found the average PFA amount in fish to be 9,500 nanograms/kg, but this increased to 11,800 nanograms/kg in fish caught in large lakes such as Super...