VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and other products.

The study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry says samples from dead otters collected off the B.C. coast between 2016 and 2021 showed varying concentrations of several chemicals in the animals' liver and skeletal muscle tissue.

The study say otters collected near major cities and shipping routes had triple the concentrations of the contaminants, but the threat to the animals' health posed by the chemicals is unknown.

Researchers say the study is the first to examine forever chemical accumulation in B.C. sea otters, filling a "geographical gap" aft

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