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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Horses**t!
Dude.... that’s a good point.
Are the crickets clean? I imagine they drop the crickets guts and all into the grinder. What if the crickets ate polluted grass something just pooped on>
Someone needs to make a U tube on how to field dress a cricket.
Ooooh ... disadvantaged communities. That is how you get easy money for the "more research is needed" research.
Wow, you go all the way to Scotland for your fish?
😂🤣😜
disadvantaged communities.......... and along with reparations how much will we be paying them for denying them a protein rich diet
disadvantaged communities.......... and along with reparations how much will we be paying them for denying them a protein rich diet
And of course that’ll be in ADDITION to the 5M they’ll be getting for being black, indigenous, BIPOC, ad nauseam.
What do you think of the research institution?
https://www.ewg.org/
What do you think of the Co-Founder/President?
https://www.ewg.org/who-we-are/our-team/ken-cook
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