"Forever Chemicals" Found in Fish Caught in San Francisco Bay, Report Warns

"Forever chemicals" found in fish caught in San Francisco Bay, report warns

By Ryan Yamamoto Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A warning to anglers who eat their catch from the San Francisco Bay, fish pulled from the waters may contain dangerous levels of so-called “forever chemicals.” In a recent report by the San Francisco Estuary Institute, scientists detected 20 types of polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS in fish caught in the bay. Their research and testing of fish began in 2009…

Could there be more PFAS-contaminated sites in NL?

Everything you need to know about the ‘forever chemical’ that’s poisoning Torbay groundwater

Forever chemicals: Scientists condemn massive lobbying campaign to alter PFAS definition

In a letter published Tuesday in a scientific journal, a group of 20 researchers warn that 'this effort is politically and/or economically, rather than scientifically, motivated.'

Alarm sounded over effort to redefine PFAS chemicals

Efforts by an international chemistry industry group to create a new, narrower definition for PFAS chemicals appear to be politically motivated, and could lead to weaker regulations of hazardous compounds, according to a group of international scientists. The allegations, leveled by 20 scientists from nine countries, were published June 10 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. “We are concerned that this effort is politicall…

Ohio House committee begins hearings on PURE LIFE Act; HB 272 would ban cloud seeding, restrict PFAS | The Highland County Press

House Bill 272 will ban a targeted list of harmful food additives, restrict PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) – commonly known as “forever chemicals” – in consumer products, restore local control over water fluorination by repealing a current state-level mandate, and prohibit cloud seeding.