NY legislators vote to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging
24 Jul 2020 | WENY News
If Governor Cuomo signs the measure, PFAS will no longer be allowed as a coating on wrappers, cardboard, plastic containers, or other materials found in some fast food and grocery store establishments.
[Press Release] Upcoming NY State Department of Health vote on PFAS in drinking water to take place while DOH stalls on disclosing critical public comments
23 Jul 2020 | Earthjustice
The public and advocates are left in the dark about the basis for changes to the proposal, on which a vote will take place next week.
New Michigan PFAS rules set to take effect Aug. 3, among nation’s strictest
23 Jul 2020 | The Detroit News
The rules set maximum contaminant levels at 6 ppt for PFNA; 8 ppt for PFOA; 400,000 ppt for PFHxA; 16 ppt for PFOS; 51 ppt for PFHxS; 420 ppt for PFBS and 370 ppt for HFPO-DA or Gen X.
Study: Novel PFAS comprise 24% of those measured in blood of Wilmington, N.C. residents
23 Jul 2020 | NC State News
The fluoroethers – Nafion byproduct 2, PFO4DA and PFO5DoA – these are the first measurements of these chemicals in humans. Two other fluoroethers, PFO3OA and NVHOS, were infrequently detected. Nearly all samples had at least one fluoroether present, but GenX was not found in any samples.
CFPUA starts daily PFAS monitoring after Chemours releases increased sediment into Cape Fear River
23 Jul 2020 | WECT News
In connection with construction, an increase in the quantity of sediments being carried to the River was observed. The construction has been ceased, pending further review, to determine if this has resulted in an increase in PFAS levels.
PFAS in German children: Human biomonitoring data highlight urgent need for group restriction
23 Jul 2020 | CHEM Trust
One-fifth of the participants had levels of the PFAS chemical PFOA in their blood that exceeded the HBM-I-value, which indicates an exposure at which harmful effects cannot be excluded.
Oscoda residents, Kildee demand action on PFAS cleanup
22 Jul 2020 | The Alpena News
In Oscoda, the chemicals come from firefighting foam used for decades by the U.S. Air Force at the Wurtsmith Air Force Base and have made their way into groundwater and nearby waterways. Advocates have been calling on the Air Force to clean up PFAS contamination for at least a decade.
Can exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ make people more vulnerable to COVID-19?
20 Jul 2020 | NEWS CENTER Maine
A federal report links exposure to PFAS chemicals and COVID-19 and reducing the effectiveness of certain vaccines. There is also concern that exposure could limit the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
Airport readies PFAS pollution response
17 Jul 2020 | Jackson Hole Daily
Jackson Hole Airport is ordering tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of drinking water filters for neighboring residents in response to perfluoroalkyl substances that have leached into the groundwater, potentially threatening drinking water.
Study concludes that PFAS disposal increases contamination
16 Jul 2020 | Waste Today Magazine
The three standard practices for waste management outlined in the review, such as landfilling, wastewater treatment and incineration, have been found to not effectively contain or destroy PFAS.
PFAS Task Force secures $200M to clean up chemicals at former military bases
14 Jul 2020 | UpNorthLive
This funding will help to clean up PFAS contamination in communities such as former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, MI.
Colorado water officials create first-ever regulations for ‘forever chemical’ PFAS
14 Jul 2020 | CPR News
The state’s Water Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to enact a policy to put new limits on PFAS.
Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US
13 Jul 2020 | C&EN
An article in the local newspaper caught Andrea Amico’s eye in May 2014. It reported that one of the three drinking-water wells at a sprawling business and industrial park nearby was shut down because of high levels of chemical contamination.
New contamination at an infamous N.J. chemical plant has scientists worried
12 Jul 2020 | NJ News
Along the Delaware River in South Jersey, where heavy industry has long contributed to polluted water, air and ground, scientists have raised the alarm over a new contamination.
Opinion: Lasting health impacts of PFAS will rival our past public-health failures
11 Jul 2020 | ecoRI News
PFAS will one day, perhaps soon, join the long list of profitable poisons that were allowed to sicken us and damage the environment long after their dangers were first discovered.