Australia to toughen rules around acceptable levels of key PFAS chemicals in drinking water under draft guidelines
20 Oct 2024 | The Guardian
Under the draft, the limit for PFOA – a compound used to make Teflon – would be lowered from 560 ng/L to 200 ng/L, based on evidence of their cancer-causing effects.
Health groups accuse state of downplaying nation's largest spill of toxic chemicals: 'Increases the distrust that people have when it comes to government'
19 Oct 2024 | Yahoo!News
At Brunswick Naval Air Station near the coast of Maine, a fire suppression system malfunctioned, spilling about 51,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam into surface water and causing massive levels of contamination.
Utah advocates want restrictions on pesticides bringing ‘forever chemicals’ into the state
18 Oct 2024 | Idaho Capital Sun
Federal guidelines to test, treat water systems for PFAS may not be enough to protect residents, especially women, children and pregnant mothers from exposure, some doctors say.
EPA assessment of Seacoast Superfund site finds ‘unacceptable added risk’ from PFAS
18 Oct 2024 | New Hampshire Bulletin
Some surface waters and associated wetlands near a Seacoast Superfund site have an “unacceptable added risk” from accidental ingestion, according to a new risk assessment from the Environmental Protection Agency.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Poorer Sleep
18 Oct 2024 | Yale Environment 360
Young adults with higher levels of certain “forever chemicals” in their blood reported poorer sleep, a new study finds.
[Press Release] USC study finds link between PFAS, kidney function and gut health
17 Oct 2024 | Keck School of Medicine of USC
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine found that problems with gut bacteria and related metabolites can help explain the link between “forever chemicals” and kidney damage.
Sampling shows treatment of forever chemicals at Grandview Wells site working
17 Oct 2024 | Daily Inter Lake
The three systems that are serving the two wells were rented from Illinois-based water quality treatment service WaterSurplus and can treat up to 1,800 gallons a minute, according to the Kalispell Public Works Department.
US Air Force monitoring PFAS chemicals at KI Sawyer
17 Oct 2024 | Upper Michigan Source
“We are installing monitoring wells around the base, off-base too, and we are sampling drinking water wells and off-base housing,” U.S. Air Force incoming program manager Isamar Nieves-Cancel said.
MDE Designates Perdue As 'Responsible Person' in PFAS Contamination
16 Oct 2024 | WBOC
The Maryland Department of the Environment has identified Perdue Farms as a "responsible person" in an ongoing investigation into groundwater contamination by PFAS.
‘Forever chemicals’ found at Maryland plant, sparking investigation
16 Oct 2024 | Bay Journal
Tests showing elevated levels of PFAS in the groundwater at Perdue AgriBusiness’s soybean processing facility in Salisbury, MD, have triggered a wider investigation in the surrounding community and a class-action lawsuit.
Saint-Gobain to demolish Merrimack plant tied to PFAS contamination next year
15 Oct 2024 | New Hampshire Bulletin
The French manufacturer ceased operations at the facility in May, months after it announced it would close as part of a company restructuring. Now, the company says it will spend the better part of 2025 tearing the plant down.
Cost of dealing with PFAS problem sites ‘frightening’, says Environment Agency
15 Oct 2024 | The Guardian
EA warns it lacks budget to tackle England’s rising number of potential ‘forever chemicals’ locations.
Medical Moment: Scientists discover how dangerous exposure to PFAS chemicals can be
11 Oct 2024 | WNDU.com
PFAS can cause increased cholesterol levels, lower immunity, and some cancers. And now a new study out of the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAS may impact young girls.
Rural Missouri groups threaten lawsuit over PFAS in meatpacking sludge
11 Oct 2024 | Missouri Independent
Meatpacking waste sludge is spread as fertilizer on farmland and can wash into waterways.
The scale of the problem of replacing ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS
10 Oct 2024 | Chemistry World
Nearly 15,000 substances are thought to belong to the family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been linked to a range of environmental and health problems.