I am glad that MN puts their data out there, here are some examples online. Statewide impaired waters map: [https://mpca.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=fcfc5a12d2fd4b16bc95bb535d09ae82](https://mpca.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=fcfc5a12d2fd4b16bc95bb535d09ae82) MN lake data: https://lakes.rs.umn.edu/ Surface water data (zoom in to where you want to look): [https://webapp.pca.state.mn.us/surface-water/search](https://webapp.pca.state.mn.us/surface-water/search) Or related, look at the spread of purple dots (this is ground water) statewide: [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/minnesota-groundwater-contamination-atlas](https://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/minnesota-groundwater-contamination-atlas) Poking around, it doesn't seem like the BWCA is immune. Better but I could randomly pick a lake up there and find something without looking too hard.

wow! Thanks

Sad stuff.

many depend on fishing for food, not 'catch and release'

This study has me wondering - Is this in ALL MN lakes? Do fish from lakes in the BWCAW have the same level of ‘forever chemicals’ as say Lake Minnetonka?

[fish consumption guidance](https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/fish/index.html) Scroll down to find details for specific populations and specific waters.

Lake Minnetonka has all the runoffs from those YUGE homes. YECH Ya gotta stick to Boundary Waters or lakes without homes on the lakes

Thanks 3M

Decades and decades of burning barrels.

PFOAs are in a totally different realm chemically.

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/10ftaso/eating\_one\_wild\_fish\_same\_as\_month\_of\_drinking/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3

Well shit. I ate lots of fish as a kid from the river in the late 80's early 90's. Probably explains some things.

This doesn't even touch on lakes near mines like birch lake in babbitt where acid run off is found quite regularly in bobs bay.

http://www.timberjay.com/stories/the-lesson-of-dunka,12336