URI Grad Student Finds Chemical Contaminants in Seabirds From Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear
September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife exposure to chemical compounds called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively referred to as PFAS, and their deleterious effects on the environment. The latest study, by a University of Rhode Island graduate student, found high levels of the compounds in seabirds from offshore Massachusetts and coastal Rhode Island . . .
Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife exposure to chemical compounds called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively referred to as PFAS, and their deleterious effects on the environment. The latest study, by a University of Rhode Island graduate student, found high levels of the compounds in seabirds from offshore Massachusetts and coastal Rhode Island . . .