Source: WRAL, 4/10/19

Researchers at North Carolina State University say they found high levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in alligators and striped bass in the Wilmington area. University toxicologist Scott Belcher told The StarNews on Tuesday that the contamination is likely harming local wildlife. Belcher's team found alligators in Greenfield Lake in Wilmington had 10 times the level of PFAS as those in Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County.

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