Wednesday June 11, 2025
CBS News —
A warning to anglers who eat their catch from the San Francisco Bay, fish pulled from the waters may contain dangerous levels of so-called “forever chemicals.”
In a recent report by the San Francisco Estuary Institute, scientists detected 20 types of polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS in fish caught in the bay.
Their research and testing of fish began in 2009, and a revised study was published in the American Chemical Society this past March.
“PFAS have been known to harm us in a variety of different ways, they’ve been known to cause cancer,” said Miguel Mendez, the lead author of the SFEI study. “It affects us in variety of different organs, including the liver, and over time can cause some severe health effects.”
Along the docks of San Francisco’s Embarcadero, one will find a variety of fisherman who are there for sport or relaxation, but a number of people fish the docks for food.