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Der terkin away me fishin!
dupont poison teabagged the earth and no one cares. >

Actually, this particular one (PFOS) is 3M's fault.  Don't worry though, there are plenty of other horrible things we can still blame on Dupont. >

i mean the basic compound was developed by dupont for the us army so im going to go ahead and pin it on them anyway. >

Also non-local fish. And chicken, beef and pork in your supermarket >

It's amazing how many of these compounds exist and how poorly regulated they are. >

Mmm... plastics >

The least they could do is make these chemicals taste good, if we’re gonna be swimming in them for centuries >

Don't think we're gonna be around for centuries. >

Bro I don't think I'm gonna make it to the next decade >

Not with that attitude >

Everything is full of them now since they are in rain water. Assume plants, beef, etc all bio concentrate them. >

Yeah, this isn't exclusive to fish but the wild fish economy doesn't have the lobbyist clout. >

I can't believe I made that mistake as I am a Minnesota native. Thank you for the correction.
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And yeah, 2025 even though its done so much damage its in all rainwater. Crazy how this is even allowed to be made still. >


Crazy how this is even allowed to be made still.

That's a whole separate issue.  Even if/when 3M stops making it, that doesn't mean there won't be other companies still making it in places like China... >

3M has already stopped making PFOS and PFOA...and Chinese, Indian, and russian production immediately filled the demand for them. >

Yeah they all switched to C6 and C4 varieties as the EPA regulated "long chain" sulfonates and carboxylates. The ethereal replacements also took off in that time, and I'm not sure if the federal inventories (CDR, TSCA, etc) track all of them. >

Here's a link to an interactive version of the map shown in the article. >

That's a strange headline.  "Locally" to who? >

The article says US streams, rivers, and the great lakes. As a non-American it was definitely a weird title. >

As an American, it was also definitely a weird title. >

Articles like this make me wanna go back and get my degree because I could literally mash my face against my keyboard and write a better article. I can't believe people get paid to publish this garbage. >

I hear that. >

We just figured out how to cleave these forever chemicals apart. Now we need to figure out scaleing up. PFAS & PFOA are in 97% of earth's rainwater >

PFAS is a large family of over 2000 different chemicals that range from completely inert to completely carcinogenic. The issue with them is that they are very difficult to break down and are persisting in the environment. They are currently being measured in the parts per trillion, however the levels are going up, which is the real concern.  They can be broken down in industrial incinerators and this method will probably be used in the future. >

Not once they are already dumped into the soil and groundwater between the 1960’s and early 2000’s
Preventing something from being released is always easier than cleaning it up after. >

If you live near a US military base this is a big problem.  The military has been dumping contaminated water in Okinawa, Japan and what’s being found is concerning.  I believe Hawaii is going through something similar. >

Exactly, PFOS have been used as a firefighting foam at military bases. Every training exercise released more into the environment. >

The other headlines for this story are: "Eating one wild fish same as month of drinking tainted water: study" >

good thing I chose the right meat to dislike the taste of >

Better roll back EPA regulations even further.
/s >

Destroying the world and nothing happens to them. We're fucked and frankly we earned it. We've been way too soft on these cocksuckers for way too long and now we deserve whatever happens >

We've also been too hard on environmental activists and journalists that tried to stop this kind of thing. >

How the fuck do we get them out of our bodies? >

Good luck everyone. Chugs bleach >

Ugh. I love fishing. I generally catch and release, but certain times of the year, I really like to catch to keep.
I wonder how this varies by fish species. Trout live longer than crappie. Are crappie safer to eat than trout because of this? Also, what about salt water fish nearshore? Do they have the same issues? >

Location matters too. An alpine lake with no industrial waste draining into it is gonna be lower than a lowland lake that's downstream from a 3m plant >

Our remote mountain river in WA ranked the worst. I'm suspecting from wildfire fighting chemicals. :/ >

Christian fundamentalists around the US have planned the largest protest since the Civil Rights Movement to bring awareness to Capitalisms ruination of God’s most important to life gift, clean water. With their numbers and organization, our elected officials will no doubt make this a priority in coming governmental bodies. /s >

I actually was hopeful for a second those good for nothings might actually become good for something >

"Locally caught fish are full of dangerous chemicals" _________I hope this news doesn't come as a surprise to anyone. >

I live in FL, have an aquantence who studies this stuff. Works for someone who has been taking samples for their career.  Allegedly they have been sampling at the wrong metric... for 10 years. >

That headline is just confusing. Locally to where? The article says it's in streams and lakes all over the US, so if it's a widespread phenomenon then it's clearly not just "local" fish, whatever that may mean. >

i like how it was "banned" but still continues to be produced and spilled into every corner of the world, and why? to make some shit non-stick? >

Title treats PFAS as if they’re supposed to be a new discovery. Thought it was common knowledge that PFAS are dangerous chemicals. Lol >

I think it is one of those "the leopards ate my face" moments.  The EPA knows these chemicals are horrendous, they've been under-regulated for years (not necessarily the EPA's fault, but still), and now it's like, "wow, these forever chemicals are now found in all of our aquatic fish... Huh..." >

I feel like it’s a step back in what we know too. If we already know PFAS are in almost everyone’s blood, in every single water source imaginable and every ocean, it would seem obvious fish have them. I’m curious if it’s just hitting some unprecedented level now >

I think that's really the point of the article, that the contamination has reached a really concerning and unexpected level of severity. >

DuPont fucked the planet so badly they changed their name to Chemours...and hired more congressional lobbyists.  Remember:  your government loves you!! >

The map they're using is seriously out-of-date. The Yellowstone is PFAS free, as is the Gallatin and Rocky Mountain watersheds. I am an avid, native-born fisherdude, and I would put hand on junk and say that.  
It's less than 20% of all water in America is PFAS-free, if you're looking for truth, and that is remote, near-virgin sources like Pahrump Springs and The Beartooth Corvice. >

But I like heavy metals in everything…… >

Well those are available as well, but this is fluorinated organic compounds, not metals. >

And don't forget microplastics >

Heavy metals in the fish I catch and cook make the fish taste so much better though. /s >

Meh we are full of plastic anyways. Whats a little pfas for seasoning? >

Specific to Great Lakes fresh water fish. >

This is not correct. From the article:

The contamination was widespread, impacting “nearly every fish across the country,” he said. “I believe there was one sample without detected levels of PFOS.” >

Sorry, you are right. Read the report again. >

Be afraid. Be afraid of everything. Be afraid that you have developed anxiety. Be afraid. >

No shit, CNN. Are they just finding this out now? >

There's this belief people have that their locally caught fish are safer than store-bought fish and they're not, by any stretch of the imagination. That's what the article seems to be pointing out, that your local catches are full of bullshit too. >

Irritating title. I live near the ocean, but they mean freshwater fish. >

My local government says to limit consumption of locally caught fish to 6oz a month. It’s sad. >

EPA gives no warning or guidance to american citizens.
Complete failure of government.
Fascist corporations and military posioning american men women and children with zero accountability. . . ? >

Dont go near the water children... >

Local 3M plant was releasing this stuff for years. State and local government knew about it. But nothing was done. Jobs and tax revenue, you know. Don’t rock the boat! Took a couple of people with health issues it was causing to sue 3M and winning to finally make the problem public information. Just like that.. 3M gets fined and people and towns surrounding the plant are getting new wells. We need the EPA, only not one being run by politicians.