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With no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.

Hannah Norman, KFF Health News December 1, 2023 Bill Eisenman has always fished. “Growing up, we ate whatever we caught — catfish, carp, freshwater drum,”

Researchers, anglers, and environmental activists nationwide worry about the staggering amount of "forever chemicals" found in freshwater fish.

Bill Eisenman has always fished.

Eating a single serving of freshwater fish can be the equivalent of drinking water with high levels of PFAS for a month.

Bill Eisenman has always fished. "Growing up, we ate whatever we caught — catfish, carp, freshwater drum," he said. "That was the only real source of fish in our diet as a family, and we ate a lot of it."

At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, California Healthline found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.

The chemicals have spewed from manufacturing plants and landfills into local ecosystems, polluting surface water and groundwater, and the wildlife living there.

Eating a single serving of freshwater fish can be the equivalent of drinking water contaminated with high levels of PFAS for a month, according to a recent study.

New weight classes are just part of the changes for the South Bend area high school wrestling scene as the 2023-24 season gets underway.