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Widespread PFAS contamination found in sampled U.S. freshwater fish

Freshwater fish sampled at 501 locations across U.S. rivers and the Great Lakes contained elevated levels of persistent chemicals. Every Great Lakes sample was reported contaminated.

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The contamination indicates a broad, persistent food-chain and environmental health risk.

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  1. Freshwater fish sampled at 501 points across American rivers and the Great Lakes carried forever chemicals at a median 278 times the level in supermarket fish, and every Great Lakes sample came back contaminated ↗ecoportal.net · Recorded source date: Aug 21, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC

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