Media report on toxic chemicals found in plastic bags that affect fish

WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Associated Press reported University of Maine marine scientist Heather Hamlin and colleagues discovered that certain plastic bags with FDA food-grade approval leach nonylphenol (NP) in concentrations that are highly toxic to fish. The researchers found one type of bag commonly used to transport fish home from pet stores released NP read more Media report on toxic chemicals found in plastic bags that affect fish