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“A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology has found high concentrations of the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in three fish species found in the St. Louis region and is hoping to develop ways to naturally mitigate them.
Polyfluoroakyl and perfluoroalkyl, or PFAS, are chemical compounds that are found in hundreds of consumer products including food packaging, clothing, cookware and personal care products. But they take a long time to break down and can be toxic.
Margaret Taiwo, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, studied PFAS levels in fish in the Mississippi River near the confluence with the Missouri River and in Horseshoe Lake in Madison County.” …