PFAS cosmetics studies are “springboard” for litigation
18 Mar 2022 | Environmental Health News
Cosmetics companies could face litigation if their products are found to contain PFAS, warn attorneys, as a rash of recent lawsuits hit companies touting themselves as clean but whose products contain evidence of “forever chemicals.”
Study examines the chemical GenX in water: Is it different from other PFAS?
16 Mar 2022
Read the full article by Cory Nealon (Phys.org) “Last fall, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that GenX chemicals were more toxic than the ‘forever chemicals’ they were developed to replace. Now, a new University at Buffalo-led study examines what happens when GenX—chemicals used in food packaging, nonstick coating and other products—interacts with water. Published…
EPA data show almost 900 ‘forever chemical’ foam releases, many into local waterways
15 Mar 2022 | EWG
Data newly released by the Environmental Protection Agency show almost 900 spills or uses of firefighting foam made with the toxic ‘forever chemicals‘ known as PFAS across the U.S. and the amount that entered local waterways.
Nearly 900 spills of toxic firefighting foam occurred over past 30 years
11 Mar 2022 | The Hill
Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the EPA revealed.
Higher levels of PFAS exposure may increase chance of Covid, studies say
10 Mar 2022 | The Guardian
Read the full article by Tom Perkins (The Guardian) “Higher levels of exposure to toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ may increase the likelihood of Covid-19 infection, more serious symptoms and death, a group of recent studies have found. Public health advocates and researchers have feared since the coronavirus pandemic’s onset that PFAS, which are known to be immunotoxic, could…
Inside FDA’s ‘forever chemicals’ catastrophe
7 Mar 2022 | E&E News
Lawyers for DuPont knew the Food and Drug Administration had a serious concern that the company’s new food packaging product might be toxic.
Unintentional PFAS in products: A “jungle” of contamination
7 Mar 2022 | Environmental Health News
Toxic PFAS are often added into consumer products to make items stain- or water-resistant. But mounting evidence indicates that many products made without the intentional addition of PFAS are also contaminated.
PFAS concentrations in breast milk exceed screening values for drinking water
4 Mar 2022 | Healio
Mean concentrations of PFAS in women’s breast milk exceeded drinking water screening values for children, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Colorado attorney general sues makers of firefighting foam that uses “forever chemicals” threatening drinking water
28 Feb 2022 | The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed suit Monday against 15 makers of firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals” called PFAS, alleging the companies caused contamination found in water samples taken across the state and endangered public health.
EU proposes ban on PFAS in firefighting foams
28 Feb 2022 | C&EN
The European Union would ban all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams under a Feb. 23 proposal from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
European court rejects Chemours’s arguments on classifying a fluorochemical
27 Feb 2022 | c&en
Judges uphold decision that fluorosurfactant GenX is a candidate for strict regulation in the European Union.
Monitoring breast milk for PFAS
24 Feb 2022 | Science Daily
While there is over 20 years of biomonitoring data on PFAS in human serum and urine, scientists and physicians have a limited understanding of the level of these chemicals in breast milk.
Ski wax industry giving ‘forever chemicals’ the boot
23 Feb 2022 | Boise State Public Radio News
On a recent unseasonably warm February day, Straubhar said it had been a few years since he first heard that PFAS was a problem in high-end ski waxes. He said “fluorinated” or PFAS additives had been in some form or another for decades.
Pine needles tell the story of PFAS in North Carolina
21 Feb 2022 | Phys.org
Researchers from North Carolina State University used historical and current pine needle samples to trace the presence and concentrations of over 70 different types of PFAS in six N.C. counties from 1961 to the present.
Prenatal exposure to toxics risks delay of child’s brain development
18 Feb 2022 | Environmental Health News
Everyday levels of a pregnant woman’s exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA, phthalates, and PFAS, put their child at an increased risk of delayed language development, according to new research.