'Do Not Eat' Advisory Issued for All Fish in Philadelphia-Area Creek

Contaminated fish prompts ‘do not eat’ advisory for Wissahickon and cancellation of Philly trout stocking

Some officials fear that as more waterways get tested there will be more advisories and trout stocking cancellations.

'Do Not Eat' advisory issued for all fish in Philadelphia-area creek

Officials have issued a ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory for all species of fish in the Wissahickon Creek Basin after high levels of a "forever chemical" were found during recent sampling.

'Do not eat' advisory issued for all fish in Wissahickon Creek basin

People are being warned not to eat any fish caught from the Wissahickon Creek basin after state officials found high levels of former chemicals.

Fish in the Wissahickon Creek basin have unsafe levels of forever chemicals, officials warn

Pennsylvania health and environmental officials issued a 'do not eat' advisory for all fish species in the Wissahickon Creek basin in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties after detecting unsafe PFOS levels.

Wissahickon Creek Fish Advisory: Do Not Eat, PA Warns

Anglers along the Wissahickon Creek just lost their fish fry. State officials issued a do-not-eat advisory covering every species of fish in the entire Wissahickon Creek basin this week, after testing found elevated levels of a toxic forever chemical in sampled fish tissue, and the fallout has already canceled a popular fall trout stocking in Philadelphia. Forever Chemical Found Above State Threshold The advisory, issued Wednesday, came after hi…

"Do Not Eat" advisory for fish in Wissahickon Creek Basin

The Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Health and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced on October 7th that … Continue reading "“Do Not Eat” advisory for fish in Wissahickon Creek Basin"