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'Do Not Eat' advisory issued for all fish in Philadelphia-area creek

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

Officials have issued a ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory for all species of fish in the Wissahickon Creek Basin after high levels of a "forever chemical" were found during recent sampling. The ‘Do Not Eat’ notice comes after officials say high levels of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, a forever chemical, were found…

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  1. PhillyVoice

    Fish in the Wissahickon Creek basin have unsafe levels of forever chemicals, officials warn (opens PhillyVoice)

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    Pennsylvania health and environmental officials issued a 'do not eat' advisory for all fish species in the Wissahickon Creek basin in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties after detecting unsafe PFOS levels.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    ‘Do not eat' advisory issued for all fish in Wissahickon Creek basin (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Wissahickon Creek, an 1,800-acre park with stone bridge, Wissahickon Valley Park,Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  3. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    'Do Not Eat' advisory issued for all fish in Philadelphia-area creek (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Officials have issued a ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory for all species of fish in the Wissahickon Creek Basin after high levels of a "forever chemical" were found during recent sampling. The ‘Do Not Eat’ notice comes after officials say high levels of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, a forever chemical, were found…

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