Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a health threat to people who eat fish caught there, according to new research published today. Linked to an array of health conditions such as cancers, heart disease and pregnancy disorders, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances resist breaking down in the environment. … Researchers from the San Francisco Estuary Institute found the chemicals in striped bass, largemouth bass, leopard shark, white croaker, white sturgeon and other fish collected between 2009 and 2019 throughout San Francisco Bay. Recreational and subsistence anglers catch striped bass and the other fish from boats, shores or piers, but they are not sold commercially. 

Other PFAS news:

• KQED (San Francisco): Toxic catch: Bay Area communities at risk from PFAS in local fish​
• Grist: The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
• The National Law Review: EPA announces plans to revisit certain PFAS drinking water standards
• U.S. News and World Report: Q&A: The water company trying to get rid of PFAS
• The Guardian (London, U.K.): US (Colo.) oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it