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Alert Issued After Contaminated Eel Discovered On South Shore Alert Issued After Contaminated Eel Discovered On South Shore
Alert Issued After Contaminated Eel Discovered On South Shore Eel lovers on Long Island are being warned to avoid eating any locally-caught due to the possibility of contamination from potential carcinogens commonly found in firefighting foam and nonstick coatings, said the Suffolk County Health Department. The department said it is advising individuals who consume American eel taken from south-shore tidal areas between the Carmans River near Yaphank, and Quantuck Creek near Quogue, of recent preliminary findings for elevated levels of had much higher levels of the chemicals called per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). "The preliminary…

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