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It’s too soon to stop studying the potential effects of PFAS on human health
Science
9 Aug 2024 | Nature
Despite positive signs regarding the decreasing presence of specific PFAS in the blood of sampled humans, we do not know enough about this broad class of substances to justify stopping research on their toxicity.
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Removing PFAS from public water systems will cost billions and take time – here are ways you can filter out harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home
News
13 May 2024 | WMNF
Every five years, the EPA is required to choose 30 unregulated contaminants to monitor in public drinking water systems. Right now, 29 of those 30 contaminants are PFAS. The tests provide a sense of just how widespread PFAS are in water systems and where.
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Expanded Systematic Evidence Map for Hundreds of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Comprehensive PFAS Human Health Dashboard.
Science
6 Feb 2024 | Environ Health Perspect
This paper describes the development of a PFAS dashboard that provides researchers and regulators an overview of the current knowledge and data gaps on PFAS effects on human health.
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[Discussion] Estimated scale of costs to remove PFAS from the environment at current emission rates.
Science
5 Feb 2024 | Sci Total Environ
The significant costs associated with removing and destroying PFAS at the same rate they are currently introduced into the environment – over 100 trillion USD – underscores the urgent need for substantial reductions in production and emissions to address environmental and health concerns effectively.
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IAFF Endorses Military Fire Fighter PFAS Compensation Bill
Policy
19 Jan 2024
The IAFF is proud to throw its support behind the Military Fire Fighters PFAS Compensation Bill (H.R. 6946), introduced by U.S. Reps. Marilyn Strickland and Bill Posey.
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Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
16 Jan 2024 | NIST
NIST's follow-up study on firefighter turnout gear found over 20 types of PFAS, with increased release during wear and tear, highlighting potential health risks and prompting the need for alternative manufacturing methods to minimize PFAS exposure in protective clothing.
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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in canned tuna and their impact on food safety
Science
16 Jan 2024 | Food Control
The study highlights the potential risk of food contamination from PFAS, particularly in canned tuna, emphasizing concerns about their toxicity as endocrine disruptors, immunosuppressants, and carcinogens, with detected PFOS and PFNA levels below the established Tolerable Weekly Intake for the average Italian consumer but posing a potential concern for high consumers due to multiple sources of PFAS intake.
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Maternal serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Science
13 Jan 2024 | JNCI
Maternal exposure to certain PFAS during pregnancy, particularly MeFOSAA, is associated with an increased risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with notable connections to elevated levels of PFOS, suggesting a potential link between these environmental chemicals and the development of the most common childhood cancer.
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Firefighter's Cancer Leads Wife to Discovery of Toxic Gear Killing Heroes Across U.S.: ‘It’s Infuriating’
News
27 Dec 2023 | People
Since 2002 cancer has been responsible for the deaths of almost two out of every three firefighters, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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Firefighters' exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: A review.
Science
18 Dec 2023 | Front Mater
The close link between firefighters and cancer may be partly driven by occupational exposure to carcinogenic PFAS found in turnout gear, firefighting foam, and fire station environments leading to elevated PFAS levels in firefighters’ blood serum.
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Exposure to select PFAS and PFAS mixtures alters response to platinum-based chemotherapy in endometrial cancer cell lines
Science
14 Dec 2023 | Environ Health
Exposure to PFAS may induce chemotherapy resistance or enhance therapeutic efficacy in some cancer cells by affecting the cells' energy synthesis capabilities in both cases.
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[Press Release] Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation To Improve Medical Treatment For PFAS-Exposed Patients
Policy
7 Dec 2023
Congressman Dan Kildee, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, and Congressman Mike Lawler today introduced bipartisan legislation, supported by Republicans and Democrats, to ensure doctors have up-to-date information on how best to treat patients exposed to toxic PFAS.
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Carcinogenicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
Science
30 Nov 2023 | Lancet Onc.
A Working Group of 30 scientists from 11 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, to finalise their evaluation of the carcinogenicity of two agents: PFOA and PFOS, including their corresponding isomers and salts.
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Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer
News
20 Nov 2023 | Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.
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PFAS and WHO: Major Conference This Week Will Impact Litigation
Policy
10 Nov 2023
This week, the International Agency For Research On Cancer is holding a week-long conference in Lyon, France to discuss the carcinogenicity of PFOA and PFAS.