Upper Melville Pond Closed to Fishing for PFAS Trout Study in Portsmouth

Upper Melville Pond Closed to Fishing for PFAS Trout Study in Portsmouth

Newport Buzz Upper Melville Pond Closed to Fishing for PFAS Trout Study in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH, RI: State and federal officials are launching a first-of-its-kind study in Rhode Island to track how toxic “forever chemicals” build up in stocked trout, prompting a temporary fishing closure at a Portsmouth pond. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Department of Health announced the joint effort with the U.S. En…