EESC in the News: PFAS in Blue Catfish
Chesapeake Bay fish test positive for "Forever Chemicals," researchers study safety for consumption
Chesapeake Bay fish test positive for "Forever Chemicals," researchers study safety for consumption
By Eastern Ecological Science Center
June 23, 2025
By Linnea Hoover
WMAR 2 News, June 23, 2025
USGS scientists analyze blue catfish and other species for PFAS contamination as Maryland promotes invasive species as food source.
"PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, Md. — Some fish in the Chesapeake Bay are testing positive for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. Researchers are looking into whether it's safe to eat certain species of fish.
'Maryland's really pushing the use of blue catfish as food for some of the state institutions, and we just wanna really make sure they're safe to eat,' said Heather Walsh, a research fish biologist with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)..."
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