Bill Eisenman has always fished. "Growing up, we ate whatever we caught catfish, carp, freshwater drum," he said. "That was the only real source of fish in our diet as a family, and we ate a lot of it."
At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, California Healthline found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
The chemicals have spewed from manufacturing plants and landfills into local ecosystems, polluting surface water and groundwater, and the wildlife living there.