When it comes to the health of local aquatic species, such as fish in the lake, there is concern ranging not only from how those substances interact within the fish themselves, but also how the substances are passed from fish that are part of a larger food system—including to humans.…
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Using a barge supplied by the BFS, the OLA transported all the collected materials to the north side of Three Mile Point. From there, the Village of Cooperstown hauled the majority to the county transfer station, with scrap metal headed to a scrap yard, according to Village Public Works Superintendent Mitch Hotaling.…
New York PFAS Regulations In Effect By WRILEY NELSONNEW YORK STATE New state regulations banning the intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging took effect on December 31, 2022. The Hazardous Packaging Act prohibits PFAS in paper or other plant-derived packaging materials that come in direct contact with food. The state Department of Environmental Conservation encourages food vendors to request a certificate of compliance from their packaging suppliers.…