3M Under Fire In Belgium Over Company’s Handling of PFAS Pollution
14 Sep 2021 | Star Tribune
Decades-old pollutants raise fresh concerns as company, regulators work out remediation plan.
GAC Treatment Preferred Method for Van Etten Lake Cleanup
14 Sep 2021 | Iosco County-Herald
The remedial action alternatives that have been proposed are pump-and-treat by granular activated carbon, pump-and-treat by ion exchange or no action.
‘Forever Chemicals’: The Hidden Threat From The Toxic PFAS on Your Shelf
14 Sep 2021 | The Guardian
Manufacturers should take a precautionary approach, by designing alternatives that biodegrade.
The Problem Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Marinette, and the Solutions That Could Take as Long
13 Sep 2021 | Up North Issues
Marinette has found PFOA at levels as high as 254,000 ppt, and PFOS at levels as high as 64,000 ppt.
Addressing The Impacts of PFAS in Biosolids
10 Sep 2021 | Water & Wastes Digest
An overview of regulations, treatment & challenges surrounding PFAS in biosolids.
It’s ‘Raining PFAS’, Even In Remote Areas of the Upper Peninsula
9 Sep 2021 | WXPR
Notable concentrations of PFAS in rainwater were found not only at sampling sites in industrial cities like Chicago or Cleveland, but in Eagle Harbor, as well.
If You Purchased Kroger Simple Truth Branded Disposable Plates, Bowls, and/or Platters a Class Action Settlement May Affect You
9 Sep 2021 | PR Newswire
The lawsuit alleged that the products contain PFAS.
Pleasanton Council Approves Water Rate Hikes for PFAS Treatment Funding Plan
8 Sep 2021 | Pleasanton Weekly
City officials are currently proceeding with the estimated $46 million project's final design to address the detection of PFAS in the city's wells.
Toxic Firefighting Foams A Challenge to Quickly Replace
8 Sep 2021 | State House News Service
The proposition of replacing our foam stock commonwealth-wide is daunting.
[Press Release] California Leaders Approve Bill to Ban PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging
7 Sep 2021 | NRDC
AB 1200 will also require disclosure for use of toxic chemicals in cookware
Connecticut Will Inspect More Than 2,400 Locations in the Hunt for Dangerous PFAS Chemical Contamination
7 Sep 2021 | Hartford Courant
Connecticut’s health agency also plans to spend roughly $500,000 to purchase specialized lab equipment that is needed to detect extremely small amounts of the chemicals in the water.
Michigan Expanding PFAS Testing Capacity
3 Sep 2021 | Great Lakes Echo
The new equipment can test for 30 different analytes of PFAS and reliably report results with low detection limits.
State Health Department Shrinks ‘Do Not Eat ‘ Area for Deer Near PFAS Contaminated Site
3 Sep 2021 | Michigan Radio
The health department had been telling people not to eat deer found within a five-mile radius of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda Township, next to the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
As Barnstable Hunts for New Sources of Public Drinking Water, PFAS Contamination Rears Its Ugly Head
3 Sep 2021 | Cape Cod Times
Contamination may once have been a deal-breaker in the search for new drinking water supplies, but is now so widespread that a supplier would be lucky to find a pristine source.
First EPA-Validated Lab Test for PFAS in Groundwater and Surface Water
2 Sep 2021 | Waterworld
A milestone for national PFAS management, EPA and DoD have published a draft of the first EPA-validated laboratory test method for PFAS in wastewater, surface water, groundwater and soils.