RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has issued a fish consumption advisory for the Chickahominy Watershed, effective immediately.
In the afternoon of Friday, May 9, VDH issued a fish consumption advisory for the Chickahominy Watershed due to elevated perfluorooctane sulfonate , or PFOS, levels in specific fish species.
Officials said fish tissue samples, which were collected from November 2021 through September 2023, showed elevated PFOS levels in certain fish species, which exceeded the amount considered safe for long-term human consumption…