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Northeast Conference on the Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment
Events
31 Mar 2020
NEWMOA, in collaboration with others, has organized a conference to ensure that action to address PFAS contamination is informed by the most current and reliable science. There is also an open call for conference presenters, posters, and sponsors.
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Elevated PFAS levels found in tap water in major U.S. cities
News
24 Jan 2020 | UPI
A new study of tap water samples across the United States has revealed PFAS compounds, human-made chemicals linked with a variety of health problems, to be more prevalent than earlier surveys.
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Study: PFAS found in Ann Arbor drinking water
News
23 Jan 2020 | Michigan Advance
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) called on Congress to pass legislation that establishes national regulations on PFAS in drinking water and increases cleanup efforts.
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Assembly advances PFAS bill
News
23 Jan 2020
The bill, which now heads to the State Senate, would prevent firefighters from using foam that contains PFAS, a family of toxic chemicals. The bill would allow the use of toxic foam in emergencies and in cases when fire departments have a plan to deal with the foam.
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EPA adds 160 PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory
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23 Jan 2020 | C&EN
US businesses that emit any of 160 types of PFAS to air, water, or land will have to report those releases to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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More PFAS questions, concerns in Brunswick
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22 Jan 2020 | Star News Online
Schools send bottled water to one site as county and water officials defend their current practices and future endeavors.
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PFAS contamination of drinking water far more prevalent than previously reported
News
22 Jan 2020 | EWG
Of tap water samples from 44 places in 31 states and the District of Columbia, only one location had no detectable PFAS, and only two other locations had PFAS below the level that independent studies show pose risks to human health.
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Miami Springs tap-water wells closed due to chemical contamination
News
21 Jan 2020 | Miami New Times
The Miami area ranked third highest in the nation for PFAS levels in the recent EWG investigation. Testing conducted on the three Miami Springs wells last July by the county detected 184, 182, and 124 ppt.
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Serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances in farmers living in areas affected by water contamination in the Veneto Region (Northern Italy).
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
The main factors influencing PFAS serum levels of farmers were residence area, gender, years of residence in the municipalities, well water consumption and consumption of own-produced food.
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Increased Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Chemical Sensitivity to Perfluoro-Octanoic Acid: Role of Impaired Platelet Aggregation.
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Int J Mol Sci
Associations between cardiovascular health disease and PFAS exposure were made.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in human breast milk and their associations with postnatal infant growth.
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Daily intake levels of PFAS through breastfeeding were calculated and found to negatively affect postnatal infant growth.
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Clean Cape Fear joins petition for EPA to consider PFAS ‘hazardous waste.’ Here’s how it could change things
News
20 Jan 2020 | Port City Daily
It’s worth noting that over the last year, the EPA has taken a number of steps to consider to rule-making action on PFAS. But while environmental advocates agree those steps are important, the EPA hasn’t moved the ball on actual enforcement, according to Dr. Tom Bruton, senior scientist at the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Advanced Treatment Technologies Efficacies and Mechanism of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Proc. Safety and Environ. Prot.
PFAS removal efficacy and mechanisms through advanced technologies are reviewed.
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Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
Science
20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
High concentrations of PFAS linked to Scotchguard were found in 20 wastewater treatment plants.
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Clarkson University researchers & U.S. Air Force use plasma to remove PFAS
News
20 Jan 2020 | WQP
The plasma zaps the water's surface, where it spreads, hitting PFAS molecules and splitting them. Once the carbon and fluorine molecules have been separated, the PFAS compound is destroyed.