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More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water
News
19 Nov 2022 | The Guardian
Independent scientists raise concerns about apparent industry influence and distortions of the science in WHO guidelines.
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Michigan to stop buying most products made with PFAS chemicals
Policy
2 Nov 2021
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget must “incentivize suppliers to offer products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS by seeking to purchase such products where possible."
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Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States
Science
2 Nov 2021 | AWWA
A screening-level analysis was conducted of the potential for environmental PFAS releases from contaminated sites, active industrial sites, wastewater treatment plants, and waste disposal sites nationwide.
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Detection of long chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the benthic Golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) and their association with microscopic hepatic changes
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS exposure was found to be possibly detrimental to bottom-dwelling aquatic species.
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EPA Withheld Reports Of Substantial Risk Posed By 1,240 Chemicals
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Intercept
Until recently, the agency had been making these reports available to the public. But since 2019, the EPA has only posted one of the reports to its public website.
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EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Policy
27 Oct 2021
The U.S. EPA is inviting key stakeholders for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel that will focus on the agency’s effort to develop a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain PFAS.
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PFAS In Cosmetics: Financial and Insurance Companies On Notice
News
21 Jun 2021 | National Law Review
Cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers must take action now, if they have not already, to determine the scope of potential PFAS liability issues, spanning the gamut from environmental pollution to products liability / personal injury issues.
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Makeup may contain potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS, study finds
News
15 Jun 2021 | CNN
Some retailers, including Walmart, Target, Rite Aid, CVS, Walgreens and Amazon, have said they are now looking for toxic chemicals in beauty products,
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[Op-Ed] Cosmetic chemicals need a makeover
News
15 Jun 2021 | The Hill
Every morning millions of people — primarily women — start their day with makeup. In doing so, they may be slathering Teflon and other harmful “forever chemicals” all over their faces.
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Alarming new study finds toxic 'forever chemicals' in famous makeup brands
News
15 Jun 2021 | The Hill
Every morning millions of people — primarily women — start their day with makeup. In doing so, they may be slathering Teflon and other harmful “forever chemicals” all over their faces.
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Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics
Science
15 Jun 2021 | ES&T L
PFAS were found in a variety of cosmetics where PFAS was generally not listed on the ingredient label.
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McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025
News
15 Jan 2021 | MLive
Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.
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Selective Associations of Recent Low Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances With Liver Function Biomarkers: NHANES 2011 to 2014 Data on US Adults Aged ≥20 Years
Science
11 Nov 2020 | J Occup Environ Med
Recent lower levels of PFOA, PFHxS, and PFNA are associated with higher serum liver functions but only among obese participants.
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Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?
Science
12 Oct 2020 | ES&T
Given fluoropolymers’ extreme persistence; emissions associated with their production, use, and disposal; and a high likelihood for human exposure to PFAS, their production and uses should be curtailed except in cases of essential uses.
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Legacy and Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Juvenile Seabirds from the US Atlantic Coast
Science
15 Sep 2020 | Environ Sci Technol .
These results detail concentrations of legacy and novel PFAS across different marine ecosystems along the US Atlantic East Coast.