The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says that young Chinook salmon have been found with a mix of chemicals ranging from pesticides, antibiotics, and PFAS, known as forever chemicals, among others.
A study led by WDFW’s Toxics Biological Observation System (TBiOS) unit and researchers from the University of Washington discovered various “contaminants of emerging concern” in waterways around the Sound.
Researchers say the contaminants came from stormwater and wastewater, which fed into waterways between Skagit, Snohomish, Green/Duwamish, Puyallup/White, and Nisqually…