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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
Latest News
Defense Department claims new treatment technique a potential fix for PFAS-contaminated water
7 Nov 2019 | Military.com
Toxic PFAS chemicals can be dumped into Merrimack River, federal and state officials say
5 Nov 2019 | Boston Globe
‘Forever Chemicals’ Legacy Weighs on Chemours’ Future
4 Nov 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
Ministers aim to relax PFAS pollution rules after new limit halts earth-moving work
1 Nov 2019 | Dutch News
PFAS solution IN (or OUT) of the NDAA?
1 Nov 2019 | National Law Review
Latest Science
Perfluorooctanoic acid alters progesterone activity in human endometrial cells and induces reproductive alterations in young women
7 Nov 2019 | Chemsphere
PFAS found to cause irregular reproductive development in exposed young women.
Elucidation of contamination sources for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic)
7 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
Firefighting-training sites and landfill locations were identified as primary PFAS sources for Svalbard arctic settlements.
Biomonitoring of emerging contaminants, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in New Jersey adults in 2016–2018
5 Nov 2019 | Intern.Journal of Hygi. and Environ. Health
New Jersey adults had higher PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS levels compared to other U.S. adults, on average.
Treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate: status, chemistry and prospects
31 Oct 2019 | Envir. Sci.: Water Research & Tech.
A comprehensive review of PFAS in municipal landfills due to the massive uses of PFAS in everyday consumer products
Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from tap water using heterogeneously catalyzed ozonation
31 Oct 2019 | Envir. Sci.: Water Research & Tech
A new method of removing PFAS from contaminated drinking water was explored.
Latest Policy
[Public comment] Systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments
8 Nov 2019
The U.S. EPA is holding a 45-day public comment period for the systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments announced in a November 8, 2019, Federal Register Notice.
Congress Quickly Losing Patience With EPA on PFAS
31 Oct 2019
Republicans and Democrats alike on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said the agency is moving too slowly to set minimum standards for the presence of PFAS in water.
[Proposal solicitation] SERDP and ESTCP grants for PFAS cleanup research
24 Oct 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense's environmental research arm is soliciting proposals for research into thermal destruction and in situ sorption of PFAS.
Victoria, Australia: Interim Position Statement on PFAS
22 Oct 2019
The EPA in Victoria, Australia adopts precautionary interim PFAS management standards while waiting on national regulation.
Draft NTP Technical Report on Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of PFOA
15 Oct 2019
NTP is holding a peer-review of draft Technical Reports on toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of HMB and PFOA and will hold a webcast on Dec. 12, 2019 at 10 AM Eastern (Registration is required). Written comments are due on Nov. 20, 2019. Oral comment registration deadline is Dec. 3, 2019.
Opportunities
[Opportunity to comment] Hoosick Falls Drinking Water Source Study
Deadline: 18 Nov 2019
Public input sought on report issued by Saint-Gobain and Honeywell to identify long-term source to provide clean and reliable drinking water
For more information, see: link
New Zealand: Consulting on further restrictions on firefighting foams containing PFAS
Posted: 21 Sep 2019
New Zealand currently prohibits firefighting foams containing PFOS and PFOA. The proposed amendments add further restrictions on firefighting foams containing other PFAS. Comments due: Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5 PM New Zealand | Sunday, 1 December, 2019 at 8 PM Pacific.
[Peer-review] Draft NTP Technical Reports on Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of HMB and PFOA
Event: 12 Dec 2019
NTP is holding a peer-review of draft Technical Reports on toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of HMB and PFOA and will hold a webcast on Dec. 12, 2019 at 10 AM Eastern (Registration is required). Written comments are due on Nov. 20, 2019. Oral comment registration deadline is Dec. 3, 2019.
[Fellowship Opportunity] Postdoctoral and Post-Master's Applicants for Wisconsin Water Resources Science-Policy Fellowship
Deadline: 16 Dec 2019
The University of Wisconsin Water Resources and Sea Grant Institutes in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) offer a fellowship related to water resources management and human health in Wisconsin, with a project focused on developing health-based recommendations for state groundwater protection standards and drinking water health advisory levels for PFAS. View and apply here.
[Public comment] Systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments
Posted: 8 Nov 2019
The U.S. EPA is holding a 45-day public comment period for the systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments announced in a November 8, 2019, Federal Register Notice.
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