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“A new report says so-called ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating rivers, lakes and streams across the U.S., including in Minnesota.
Environment America Research and Policy Center, a national advocacy and research organization, analyzed federal, state and nonprofit testing data from more than 1,600 sites across the U.S.
According to a report released by Minnesota’s chapter, the group found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were detected at all 91 testing sites in Minnesota’s waterways. Those included dozens of locations along the Mississippi River.
The report says once in rivers and streams, PFAS pose a risk to drinking water, fish and wildlife.
‘Minnesota’s waterways should be clean and free of toxic chemicals, yet PFAS contamination of our rivers and lakes is still widespread,’ said Dylan Fox-Arnold, a conservation associate with Environment Minnesota, at a press conference Wednesday in St. Cloud. ‘We shouldn’t have to worry about tainted drinking water or catching and eating contaminated fish.'”…