{"id":30851,"date":"2023-12-05T14:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=30851"},"modified":"2023-12-05T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:53:59","slug":"kopec-discusses-pfas-in-fish-with-kaiser-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2023\/12\/05\/kopec-discusses-pfas-in-fish-with-kaiser-health-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kopec discusses PFAS in fish with Kaiser Health News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/pfas-forever-chemicals-freshwater-fish-regulatory-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaiser Health News<\/a> interviewed Mitchell Center faculty fellow Dianne Kopec for an article about toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found in freshwater fish. Kopec said eating fish with high concentrations of PFAS, also known as \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d may be more harmful than mercury. \u201cThey\u2019re both really nasty,\u201d she said. <a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/health\/forever-chemicals-found-freshwater-fish-states-dont-warn-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Messenger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/auburnpub.com\/lifestyles\/health-med-fit\/forever-chemicals-found-in-freshwater-fish-yet-most-states-don-t-warn-residents\/article_1e832672-d4f2-5a9c-9b7f-9b462895308b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Citizen<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lailluminator.com\/2023\/12\/03\/chemicals-fish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana Illuminator<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/neworleanscitybusiness.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/04\/forever-chemicals-found-in-freshwater-fish-yet-most-states-dont-warn-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans City Business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lee.net\/lifestyles\/health-med-fit\/forever-chemicals-found-in-freshwater-fish-yet-most-states-don-t-warn-residents\/article_f4c55511-62d9-5bb3-97db-19906c0b2fda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee News Central<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/health.wusf.usf.edu\/health-news-florida\/2023-12-01\/forever-chemicals-found-in-freshwater-fish-yet-most-states-dont-warn-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health News Florida<\/a> shared the Kaiser Health news article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaiser Health News interviewed Mitchell Center faculty fellow Dianne Kopec for an article about toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found in freshwater fish. Kopec said eating fish with high concentrations of PFAS, also known as \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d may be more harmful than mercury. \u201cThey\u2019re both really nasty,\u201d she said. 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