Posted on 01/17/2023 10:22:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the United States is the equivalent of drinking a month's worth of water contaminated with toxic "forever chemicals," new research said on Tuesday.
The invisible chemicals, called PFAS, were first developed in the 1940s to resist water and heat and are now used in items such as non-stick pans, textiles, fire suppression foams and food packaging.
But the indestructibility of PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, means the pollutants have built up over time in the air, soil, lakes, rivers, food, drinking water and even our bodies.
David Andrews, a senior scientist at the non-profit Environmental Working Group, which led research, told Agence France-Presse he grew up catching and eating fish.
"I can no longer look at a fish without thinking about PFAS contamination," said Andrews, one of the study's authors.
The findings were "particularly concerning due to the impact on disadvantaged communities that consume fish as a source protein or for social or cultural reasons," he added.
"This research makes me incredibly angry because companies that made and used PFAS contaminated the globe and have not been held responsible."
Patrick Byrne, an environmental pollution researcher at the U.K.'s Liverpool John Moores University not involved in the research, said PFAS are "probably the greatest chemical threat the human race is facing in the 21st Century".
"This study is important because it provides the first evidence for widespread transfer of PFAS directly from fish to humans," he told AFP.
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“The findings were “particularly concerning due to the impact on disadvantaged communities that consume fish as a source protein or for social or cultural reasons,” he added.”
Yawn.
Let me be the first to say, “Oh no, we’re all going to die.”
If these chemicals are so indestructible, that means they’re pretty non-reactive, so how toxic can they be?
Doesn’t seem to hurt the fish so there’s that...
I will still stand in the water and pan fry my fresh caught trout. My homage to Patrick McManus.
Damn. Now I want some catfish.
Not a big fish fan (canned salmon and canned tuna being exceptions), though a fresh salmon steak is A-OK with me, I prefer fish to the BUGS the ‘elites’ suggest we eat. That bunch, Bill-zebub Gates, Schwartz György, K(louse) Squab, etc., can all FOAD!
I’m sure they’ll now need 10x funding to see just how widespread this ‘problem’ is.
Oh yeah, this. They’re trying to get a payout from corporations. I have a friend who blames this chemical for her fathers death. He worked at a plant that made non-stick cookware. The poor guy only lived ‘til he was 91.
I suggested that her father lived so long because of the chemical...she’d never thought of that.
Yes, this is all true.
So all you proles stop eating fish, which is good for you, and instead go for that nice bucket of fried crickets.
Wow, between cow farts that cause global warming, mysterious avian flu, and now poisonous fish, what’s left to eat?
*crickets*
People have been told to limit their consumption of Great Lakes fish, especially apex predators such as lake trout and muskies, since the late 70s.
I’ll stick with American fish, where possible. I am more afraid of farmed fish from China than wild caught American.
If this is the case, I would rather see the government focus on cleaning up polluted rivers, local waterways and air instead of the climate alarmist bs.
If a person consumes these fish 3 times per week, how many years is he expected to die before a person that doesn’t? What’s the evidence?
I will only eat Wild. Stay away from anything from Vietnam. Their farmed raised catfish is called Swai here in the US. I call it Morton Thiokol, but I digress.
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