Forever Chemicals in Freshwater Fish

[Ketchn]

We go to great lengths on the fish we actually eat to make sure they come from places that have water supplies that avoid cities and industries and even agriculture as well . I have long suspected and also read many articles that indicate most larger water body fish have high levels of something not good in them.
In some cases it is a known chemical of concern and in others it is quite obscure. We consume so many chemical additives daily it is staggering to imagine. So many things deemed "safe" back when are now considered highly toxic. We rarely eat beef at our house because of what is commonly done in the cattle industry here in the USA , many countries won't import our beef . We raised as few cows back when and after I saw and read about the things "recommended " to feed them for quick growth, that was it for me.
This article does not surprise me in the least and simply reinforced my want to let fish go ....just saying

[DockShootinJack]

It is terrible what has been done to our food supply

[Ketchn]

It is terrible what has been done to our food supply

read labels on canned goods my friends , many canned goods come our friends in China !
Bet they REALLY care about what goes in them cans coming over here ....just saying

[DockShootinJack]

Medications as well. Even drywall

[Ketchn]

Medications as well. Even drywall

drywall is good over a bed of rice with some soy sauce they say ...flash fried or it gets soggy
and India makes better meds anywho ,,,,

[BobC]

Anybody seen this on forever chemicals in freshwater fish? Been in the news today different media sources.

Study suggests US freshwater fish highly contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ | The Hill

Didn’t see the article but don’t doubt it for a second. Here in the NE MANY rivers, streams, etc are ruined forever as far as edible fish go. The Delaware, my home Neshaminy creek are polluted with heavy metals ,fertilizer runoff, and in the case of my creek PFOS. Even pristine looking streams in the poconos are very fishable, but don’t try and eat them. That said, there has been a lot of effort to clean things up, but the damage has been long done.
Bob

[RogerA]

I don’t make light of those articles. In TN TWRA has for many years put out fish contaminate warnings for each body of water…if there are problems in it…and which specie are affected. I took them at their word. Growing up in Mid TN the area was full of chemical plants. For many years they dumped into our waters. Some of them will never be clean again and some have come a long way to getting clean. As a matter of fact from West to East TN chemical pollution has been a problem for decades. A few lakes were lucky enough to not have any industry near them. But as the saying goes “We all live down stream”.

Regards


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[ALBuzz]

Growing up in an area that has dealt with a big fiasco of industrial waste in the air, water, and soil, I don’t really worry about fish being contaminated. If the fish are contaminated, what about everything from the source to the water? If the fish are contaminated, everything in between them and us is contaminated. There are theoretically bigger fish to fry at that point.

Here’s a transcript of a 2002 subcommittee meeting in DC about the effects of Monsanto dumping PCBs in their landfill site in Anniston, AL if anyone is interested.
- PCB CONTAMINATION IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA


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[TBass89]

Ignorance is bliss lol. In all seriousness thanks for sharing. I personally believe there is only one permanent solution to this problem and He’s coming sooner then we think. In the meantime I’ll have to enjoy a nice plate of crappie from time to time it’s much better than when I felt the need for reaching for my dip can.


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[Cane Pole]

I am in my 80s now. Ain't nothing killed me yet. Human race will end at some point. We got Kim Jun Un and the ayatolla with big matches and scientists playing God with germs, Just to name a few.

Our well water tests are fine.

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