Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
19 Nov 2020 | CALmatters
Californians are largely left in the dark about the safety of their drinking water: Less than 9% of roughly 14,350 public drinking water wells in the state have been tested for PFOA and PFOS. State requirements have focused on areas considered vulnerable to contamination, such as near airports and landfills.
Op-Ed: Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me?
19 Nov 2020 | The Guardian
The president-elect has tapped a former DuPont consultant to join his Environmental Protection Agency transition board.
Residential water wells test positive for PFAS pollution
18 Nov 2020 | Traverse City Record Eagle
The highest level found in East Bay Township neighborhood in Michigan was 1,300 ppt (PFOS, associated with firefighting foam). The state’s limit for that chemical in drinking water is 16 ppt.
‘Forever chemicals’ found in Chesapeake seafood and Maryland drinking water
17 Nov 2020 | Bay Journal
States like New Jersey urged its anglers to limit consumption of recreationally caught fish with comparable PFOS levels to what was found in the Potomac River striped bass.
Solvay withholds data about toxic PFAS pollution in New Jersey
17 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
Seeking PFAS cleanup, New Jersey sues Solvay and Arkema
13 Nov 2020 | C&EN
New Jersey is suing Solvay Specialty Polymers and Arkema to clean up PFAS at a site along the Delaware River and in drinking water.
Biden EPA transition team member helped DuPont dodge responsibility for PFOA
11 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of PFOA avoiding regulation that would have cost DuPont dearly.
U.S. military responsible for widespread PFAS pollution in Japan
9 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
A new book by Jon Mitchell exposes “countless” releases of PFAS chemicals by the U.S. military in Japan.
State launches study on PFAS and health effects in West Michigan
9 Nov 2020 | WWMT
The study will sample PFAS in drinking water and the health markers such as thyroid hormones and cholesterol among residents of Parchment and Cooper Township in Kalamazoo County and the Belmont and Rockford areas of Kent County.
'Forever chemicals' can have far-reaching consequences, need more regulation in Canada, scientists say
7 Nov 2020 | CBC Radio Canada
Unlike pesticides or pharmaceutical drugs, a significant portion of the more than 6,300 different types of PFAS on the market have little to no data on their use, toxicity and chemical structure and are not currently regulated or restricted in Canada. Also, a restriction or a ban of a specific substance does not automatically mean that its replacements do not pose similar or other harm.
[Press Release] Wisconsin state agencies announce additional groundwater quality standard recommendations
6 Nov 2020 | Wisconsin Department of Health Services
These recommendations include 12 individual PFAS.
PFAS regulations for groundwater could be imminent
2 Nov 2020 | Bloomberg Law
Based on what we’re already seeing from several state regulators, and based on the practices of local wastewater operations, there is a good chance that increased PFAS pressure will continue in the very near future.
Blood plasma levels of cancer-causing PFOS high among residents of 2 Tokyo suburbs: NPO
2 Nov 2020 | The Mainichi
The tap water also contains concentrations of PFOS above the national government's provisional target level.
Toxic synthetic 'forever chemicals' are in our water and on our plates
2 Nov 2020 | PBS
It was the start of the 2016 growing season when the farmers were told their water was contaminated.
Exposure to environmental immunotoxicants may worsen outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection
2 Nov 2020 | News Medical Life Sciences
Increased plasma PFBA levels were associated with more severe COVID-19 prognosis, even after adjustment for comorbidities, sex, age, origin, sampling time, and location. Although PFBA levels in plasma were lower than most PFAS studied, PBFA accumulates in the lungs, and hence it is suspected that PBFA exposure may contribute to the severity of disease.