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DNR Issues PFAS Advisory for Rock Bass in Rivers Near Green Bay

The DNR is cautioning anglers against consuming rock bass caught in the Bay of Green Bay and its tributaries more than once a week, after the fish showed elevated levels of 'forever chemicals' within their flesh. Photo by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Read the full article by Laura Schulte (Milwuakee Journal Sentinel)

“The Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to limit their consumption of rock bass caught in the Bay of Green Bay and some of its tributaries, after the fish were found to have high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in their bodies. 

The department said in a Tuesday release that rock bass should not be consumed more than once a week, if harvested from the Bay or any of its tributaries, including the Peshtigo, Oconto and Menominee Rivers. 

Low levels of PFAS were found within other species of fish in the rivers, but results were not high enough to warrant any other advisories. 

…PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), one of the most well-researched in the family of compounds, was the compound found to be elevated within the fish from the bay and its tributaries.”…

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