Americans are Eating Fish with Elevated Levels of PFAS, Study Finds
Most of the seafood Americans eat comes from abroad - and that means they're exposed to a higher level of "forever chemicals," or PFAS, through contaminated fish, according to a new study released Thursday.
The findings, published in the journal Science, modeled how two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFOA and PFOS, accumulate in the bodies of marine fish and then end up on people's plates. The researchers examined the levels of these compounds, both of which are considered likely carcinogens, in 212 species and tracked their trade...
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