Toxic firefighting chemicals found in animals from Victorian wetlands

People warned not to eat animals from the Heart Morass wetland after elevated levels of chemicals were found in fish, eels and ducks

Potentially carcinogenic firefighting chemicals discovered in a Victorian wetland may have been spread across the state because of a commercial fishing practice known as “ranching”.

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority said testing by the Department of Defence had discovered “elevated” levels of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – commonly knows as PFAS – in animals from the Heart Morass wetlands near Sale in eastern Victoria.

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Continue reading... October 05, 2017 at 10:30PM