Researchers from Duke University and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published an article: “Locally caught freshwater fish across the United States are likely a significant source of exposure to PFOS and other perfluorinated compounds” in the journal Environmental Research.
Yesterday, EWG issued a Press Release regarding the published study. The opening lines of the Press Release are presented below:
A new study by Environmental Working Group scientists finds that consumption of just a single serving of freshwater fish per year could be equal to a month of drinking water laced with the “forever chemical” PFOS at high levels that may be harmful.
Researchers calculated that eating one fish in a year equated to ingesting water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion, or ppt, for one month.
Link to EWG Press Release:
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/01/ewg-study-eating-one-freshwater-fish-equals-month-drinking
The Press Release/study has been reported by several news outlets (examples presented below):
CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/health/freshwater-fish-pfas-contamination-wellness/index.html
CBS News story (note the PFAS video currently posted on CBS website is from a previous PFAS segment, and is not about the EWG study):
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-one-fish-us-lakes-rivers-month-contaminated-water/
NBC Chicago:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/eating-1-fish-from-great-lakes-equal-to-drinking-months-worth-of-contaminated-water-study/3047513/
