DELMARVA – Researchers and environmental officials are keeping track of PFAS, or forever chemicals, turning up in the bodies of local fish – and they’re advising neighbors and seafood lovers on how to stay safe.
Scientists with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) analyze fish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries to monitor the chemicals, which can cause various forms of cancer and other illnesses in large or sustained amounts.
Some of the affected fish include invasive species such as the Chesapeake Channa, formerly known as the snakehead in Maryland, and the blue catfish. Both are highly invasive to local waters, and experts have encouraged people to catch and eat them as much as possible…