"Do Not Eat The Fish"

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money."
- Alanis Obomsawin

Eating locally caught freshwater fish can put PFAS in human blood, study says

Eating one locally caught freshwater fish in a year delivers as much potentially health-harming nonstick PFAS compounds to the blood as drinking PFAS-contaminated water for a month, newly published scientific research finds.

Eating these fish "is like drinking some of the most PFAS-contaminated water that you could find in any public water system in the country, if not worse," said David Andrews, senior scientist with the nonprofit Environmental Working Group in Washington, D.C., which conducted the study with Duke University.

The researchers reviewed data from more than 500 fish fillet samples collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2013 to 2015 in two programs: nationwide in its National Rivers and Streams Assessment and for the Great Lakes Human Health Fish Fillet Tissue Study. More than 44 different fish species were sampled, including popular sport fish such as largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, northern pike and more.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — PFAS — were compounds used throughout industry and in commercial products since the mid-20th century for their nonstick and water-resistant properties, including Teflon-coated pots and pans, Scotchgard carpet stain protection and Gore-Tex rain-resistant clothing. The compounds have been dubbed "forever chemicals" because they generally fail to break down in nature. In recent years, they've been found to contribute to a host of human health problems, including cancer.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/eating-locally-caught-freshwater-fish-can-put-pfas-in-human-blood-study-says/ar-AA16thSC?cvid=d5626b19d64740e9aab3966bb15b6ad1

[Stargazer99]

1. And still the common man does not rebel

The human race has made a god out of wealth and in that process is proceeding to kill a planet that when is sick and tired of the race that is destroying it will eliminate the problem as we trained monkeys stand by and let our "superiors" destroy life on the planet in the name of profits. What makes you think the planet can't do it? Or does the human race prefer not to think about reality?

[jimfields33]

4. I'm thankful I don't eat fish. I can't stand the taste especially salmon.

[Solomon]

6. Wow. Somebody like me when it comes to fish.

I don't like fish and i've always felt guilty about it because its supposed to be so healthy for you. And I've never ever understood why people think salmon tastes so good. They ooh and ahh over it but every time I try it, i just don't see it.

I have coronary artery disease so i've resolved to eat fish, but now this report comes out!

[phylny]

8. Me too!

I have never liked fish and boy have I tried almost all the fish and seafood most people eat. Can’t stand it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. I don't eat fish either.

The consistency is awful, also the taste. I do eat shrimp, lobster and crab legs, though.

[usaf-vet]

19. Too busy with all responsibilities of daily life and you CAN'T miss the next pro sports event....

..... and the dozens of other distractions meant to leave you with no time to look to the future of a non-livable environment.

Oh by the way! Who's playing this Thursday night's pro-football game?

[llmart]

29. There are people in the human race who don't subscribe to that "wealth is god" attitude/lifestyle

Americans aren't the only culture on this earth. As I said in another post, watch the Netflix series, especially the season that is filmed in Australia and their interviews with the aboriginal peoples.

[Woodswalker]

2. I used to live on the beautiful East End of Long Island and the DEC

had to continuously close down the areas bays and waterways because of high nitrogen levels in the clams and oysters. So basically a viable food source was in those waters stewing in the very run off / Shit from all the New England style Victorian mcmansions dotted along every last bit of coastline out there.

[sl8]

3. Link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935122024926

[llmart]

5. Do yourselves a favor and watch this TV series.

I have just discovered a Netflix series that I am enjoying immensely. It's called "Down to Earth" with Zac Efron, whom I knew nothing about except for the fact that I thought he was a celebrity of sorts. It's uplifting in the fact that it shows there are people out there who are making huge strides in environmental issues. Many of them are younger people as is Zac. It was also depressing to think about how we dropped the ball in this country after President Carter left office.

Oh, and Rush Limbaugh is hopefully rotting in hell with his entire "there is no such thing as global warning" diatribes and hopefully Reagan is rotting there with him with his "greed is good" mantra.

[live love laugh]

25. Gonna look for it. 📝

[Timeflyer]

7. This is the world we're leaving for our children--they'll ask why we let this happen.

What will we say?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. 42...

This is what we've said to our future and our progeny:

Hold your hands out in front of your face, palms to you. Make a fist with each. Now, use your fingers to make "42", only in binary -- 0100 0010.

(This is my own personal theory of what Douglas Adams meant by his tale of 42 being the answer to life, the universe, and everything. I could be wrong).

[Gore1FL]

17. That's brilliant.

I never ever would have put those pieces together.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. Never had anyone respond that way before; usually get weird looks as they walk away.

[usaf-vet]

22. I tried it... I must be doing something wrong because all I get is two middle fingers straight up.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

24. That's what we're telling our future and our children. See climate crisis and pollution.

[Farmer-Rick]

10. Because god

That will be the answer. The climate change deniers claim the destruction of our planet is God's plan.

Man isn't doing it. God is. God as scapegoat has always been a useful tool for the filthy rich to justify their greed, evil and destruction.

[2naSalit]

11. god...

Scapegoat and savior all in one mythical being. And he's always right.

[Kaleva]

28. Some here aren't worried as they say they'll be dead before things get bad

[live love laugh]

12. Every time someone tearfully cries about a cancer diagnosis

I think about how people don’t connect the dots to corporate greed—especially Republicans—who literally vote for their killers.

[Farmer-Rick]

14. OMG

What a powerful statement:

They literally vote for their own killers.

It's everything in a nutshell.

[live love laugh]

16. I think I will make the topic an OP.

It’s been rolling around in my head forever.

[Farmer-Rick]

26. You should

I would love you to elaborate. It's like 50% of the human race are lemmings.

OK, I went off on a deep dive about lemmings. Do they really commit mass suicide? Here's what I found?

"But the biggest reason the myth endures? Deliberate fraud. For the 1958 Disney nature film White Wilderness, filmmakers eager for dramatic footage staged a lemming death plunge, pushing dozens of lemmings off a cliff while cameras were rolling. The images—shocking at the time for what they seemed to show about the cruelty of nature and shocking now for what they actually show about the cruelty of humans—convinced several generations of moviegoers that these little rodents do, in fact, possess a bizarre instinct to destroy themselves."

https://www.britannica.com/story/do-lemmings-really-commit-mass-suicide

Corporations are insidious.

[area51]

13. Fish is the only meat I eat.

I guess I'm screwed.

[Lonestarblue]

15. I mostly eat fish and chicken. I'm now trying to eat more plant protein like quinoa.

The EU does a far better job of regulating chemicals than we do. Agribusiness has owned the government for years, and Monsanto has been allowed to pollute at will.

[Buckeyeblue]

20. The planet can only be saved once the humans die off.

The irony of evolution is that we can only evolve to the point where destroying ourselves is assured. Nuke war, pollution, global warming. Pick your poison.

[Kaleva]

27. The planet doesn't care what we do and we cannot save it

Earth has a finite lifespan and primarily because of plate tectonics, will go through radical changes before being incinerated by the expanding sun

[bronxiteforever]

21. I am reminded of the Carlos Schwabe painting the Wave

He did several studies before the final painting. See the above. The Wave sees a variety of spectral figures rushing in with a wave. They accuse the viewer of some horrible crime.

The final painting

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. And the assholes who won't take a vaccine are totally fine with this actual, real pollution

because, I guess, they feel that since liberals don't like pollution, then pollution must actually be really good.

and it's good for the economy.

and they'll never win the "I'm gonna get rich by working hard!" lottery if we regulate water.

Or something.

I don't know.

The way their useless turd brains work is truly incomprehensible to me.