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Dioxin 2022
Events
9 Oct 2022
We are aiming at a scientific program that will cover prominent issues that have emerged in recent years. This will also include new aspects of persistent pollutants such as fluorinated compounds, micro-and nano-plastics, electronic wastes, and new classes of brominated flame retardants.
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[Public Review] World Health Organization revisions to the guidelines for drinking-water quality
Policy
3 Oct 2022
Guidelines for drinking-water quality for PFAS, with a focus on PFOS and PFOA, are posted for public comment. Comments should be sent by 11 November 2022 to [email protected]
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Uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by soybean across two generations
Science
3 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
Considering widespread PFAS contamination and the ability of soybean plants to uptake PFAS, soybean seeds may need to be quantified for PFAS concentrations before their use in agricultural fields.
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California Bans ‘Forever Chemicals' in Fabrics, Makeup
News
2 Oct 2022 | NBC
The bills just signed by California Governor Newsom banning PFAS in textiles and cosmetics model the best way to stop harm from PFAS: reduce their use in products," said Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Firefighting foam trials present next big PFAS challenge for 3M
News
1 Oct 2022 | Star Tribune
But the miracle firefighting foam's key ingredient was one of the "forever chemicals" that have come to haunt 3M. PFAS chemicals don't biodegrade, tainting the environment. They have been linked to cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other maladies.
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Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
News
30 Sep 2022 | The Guardian
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds.
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Forever chemicals: They’re in your drinking water and likely your food
News
30 Sep 2022 | Chicago Tribune
Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body.
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Targeted and Suspect Screening of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Science
30 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Cosmetics and personal care products were found to contain a breadth of PFAS at extremely high levels, including in products without listed fluorinated ingredients, leading to human and environmental exposure.
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[Press Release] CA Gets Tougher On PFAS Chemicals Under Ting Bill Signed By The Governor
Policy
29 Sep 2022
The Golden State continues to crack down on the use of PFAS, chemicals that put our health and the environment at risk. Governor Newsom tonight signed AB 1817 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), which bans the use of these harmful substances in fabrics by 2025.
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Companies leaving Michigan with PFAS will ‘pay the price’ AG says in new lawsuit
News
29 Sep 2022 | MLive
Companies leaving Michigan with PFAS will ‘pay the price’ AG says in new lawsuit companies leaving michigan with pfas will pay the price ag says in new lawsuit Thursday 29 September 2022 MLive Lindsay Moore US, Michigan PFAS, Manufacturing
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Why getting PFAS out of our products is so hard – and why it matters
News
29 Sep 2022 | PBS
It’s not going to be straightforward or swift to eliminate these substances from countless industries, even though they have been potentially linked to myriad health issues.
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[Blog] PFAS Are Still Forever (and Not Your Best Friend)
News
29 Sep 2022 | NRDC
Unfortunately most of these headlines were misleading on the imminence of solutions to the PFAS crisis and reflect misconceptions or misunderstandings of the technology and its status.
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Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and anogenital distance in female neonates
Science
28 Sep 2022 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
High maternal concentrations of PFAS were associated with abnormalities in female neonates, indicating that PFAS may impair reproductive development in female offspring in early life.
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Pentagon Shift to PFAS-Free Foam Spurring ‘Tidal Wave’ of Change
Policy
26 Sep 2022
Decades later, the former Air Force firefighter has diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and higher-than-average PFAS chemicals in his blood. And the Pentagon knows the PFAS-based foam he worked with had a noxious side
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Evaluation of iodide chemical ionization mass spectrometry for gas and aerosol-phase per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analysis
Science
26 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
A real-time method was developed to detect PFAS in the atmosphere in both the gas- and aerosol-phases, notably PFSAs and diPAPs.