Carll’s River added to growing list of New York waters with PFAS advisories

Groundwater contamination by polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals continues to be an issue on Long Island and other parts of New York State.
In May, the New York State Department of Health issued an updated health advisory, including a new “Do Not Eat” advisory for consuming pumpkinseed, sunfish, and American eels from the Carll’s River in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County; the result of a three-year study by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, during which fish samples from the river were analyzed at DEC’s Hale Creek Field Station to determine the levels of PFAS in their tissues.

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