New York ban on PFAS in food packaging is now law
7 Dec 2020 | The National Law Review
The bill broadly bans the use of all PFAS and goes into effect in 2023.
PFAS chemical associated with sever Covid-19
7 Dec 2020 | The Intercept
A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.
State testing private wells in Fairfield for PFAS contamination
5 Dec 2020 | Maine Public Radio
The presence of two kinds of PFAS chemicals in the wells may be related to the spread of sludge as fertilizer on fields.
Water watchdog chief says industry should face tighter regulation on chemical leaks
4 Dec 2020 | NJ Spotlight
Regulations have not done enough to prevent pollution by industry, and they may now need to be strengthened so that corporations do more to ensure contaminants do not escape their plants.
[Blog] What lessons should we learn from the PFAS crisis?
3 Dec 2020 | Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. chemical regulation is designed to rapidly approve new chemicals rather than adequately evaluate chemical danger.
Toxic PFAS chemicals discovered in hundreds of products
2 Dec 2020 | The Intercept
Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticide used on millions of Mass. acres when spraying for mosquitoes
1 Dec 2020 | Boston Globe
Now, after years of criticism from environmental advocates who have long raised health concerns about the expensive treatment known as Anvil 10+10, the pesticide has been found to also contain an array of toxic compounds known as PFAS.
Tests reveal toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in aerial pesticide showered over millions of acres in US
1 Dec 2020 | Common Dreams
The manufacturer claimed that PFAS were not used in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of either the active or inactive ingredients of the pesticide found to contain 250 ppt of PFOA, 260–500 ppt of GenX, a replacement for PFOA.
Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burning
28 Nov 2020 | Fairfield Citizen
Environmental activists are concerned the incinerator could start burning PFAS firefighting foam.
Polymer-coated electrode detects PFAS in water
25 Nov 2020 | C&EN
Instead of bringing water samples back to the lab for analysis, researchers would like to have a continuous field monitor. ”We knew that electrochemistry potentially would be sensitive and selective enough to detect PFAS, and it’s rather inexpensive,” Dick says.
Contaminants in NJ soil and water are toxic, documents reveal
25 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”
Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health
24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”
Duty to defend: Under North Carolina law, insurer must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure to AFFF despite “hazardous materials exclusion” in CGL policy
24 Nov 2020 | Fox Rothschild
The terms “discharge,” “dispersal,” “release,” and “escape” are particular environmental terms of art in this context, and a “discharge, dispersal, release, or escape” of a pollutant must be into the environment to trigger the pollution exclusion clause and deny coverage.
First-of-its-kind study estimates daily PFAS dietary exposure from vegetables in adults and children
23 Nov 2020 | Mines Newsroom
The team used real-world data from PFAS-contaminated groundwater to conduct a hazard analysis of a theoretical farm comparing different risk estimates based on established state, federal, and international toxicity reference doses.