Showing 1-15 of 1556
-
New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers
Policy
2 Dec 2023
North Carolina House Bill 864 would empower state agencies to order “the responsible party to pay the public water system any actual and necessary costs incurred by the public water system to remove, correct, or abate any adverse effects upon the water supply resulting from the contamination for which the person is responsible.”
-
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
News
1 Dec 2023 | USA Today
With no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
-
The story of Maine farmers impacted by PFAS is set to unfold on the silver screen
News
1 Dec 2023 | News Center Maine
Several farmers who first raised the alarm about PFAS chemicals will be the focus of a new short film set to premiere Dec. 9 in Los Angeles.
-
Association between probiotic consumption and serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): results from NHANES, 2003–2018
Science
28 Nov 2023 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
The consumption of probiotics through yogurt or supplements is associated with lower levels of certain PFAS, suggesting potential health benefits.
-
Comparison of Serum PFAS Concentrations in Incumbent and Recruit Firefighters and Longitudinal Assessment in Recruits
Science
28 Nov 2023 | J Occup Environ Med
Incumbent firefighters had lower n-PFOA and PFNA than recruits and most PFAS significantly decreased over time among male recruits, suggesting that firefighting activities may not increase PFAS exposure.
-
California Attorney General Issues Stark Warning to Businesses Regarding Enforcement of PFAS in Food Packaging and Cookware Laws
Policy
27 Nov 2023
The California Attorney General Rob Bonta released an enforcement advisory letter to manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food packaging and cookware detailing how he intends to enforce AB 1200.
-
UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From PFAS
Policy
24 Nov 2023
A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released from a North Carolina factory, according to letters released on Friday.
-
Characterizing the Movement of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Avian Aquatic–Terrestrial Food Web
Science
24 Nov 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Tree swallow nestlings were found to feed on both terrestrial and aquatic macroinvertebrates, leading to the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of PFAS, particularly PFOS, highlighting the complex and chemical-specific movement of PFAS through linked aquatic-terrestrial food webs.
-
Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentrations of ‘forever chemicals’
News
23 Nov 2023 | The Conversation
One young Burrunan dolphin had liver concentrations almost 30% higher than any other dolphin ever reported.
-
Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands
News
22 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to the region.
-
Analysis of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plastic food storage bags by different analytical approaches
Science
22 Nov 2023 | JCO
57% of plastic food storage bags were found to contain PFAS and migration studies showed no migration of diPAP (6:2) and rapid PFBS migration within 2 hours, with weekly exposure estimates remaining below the regulatory levels set by the European Food Safety Authority.
-
Tracing the Bioaccessibility of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Fish during Cooking Treatment
Science
20 Nov 2023 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Different methods of cooking reduced PFAS bioaccessibility, suggesting that steaming fish and reduced oil intake are beneficial for reducing PFAS absorption from fish consumption.
-
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadian municipal wastewater and biosolids: Recent patterns and time trends 2009 to 2021
Science
19 Nov 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFOS and PFOA remain in Canadian wastewater and biosolids, with concentrations of long-chain PFAS – except for PFOS – decreasing over time, while short-chain PFAS, used as replacements, show a consistent increase in wastewater between 2009 and 2021.
-
Distribution of select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at a chemical manufacturing plant
Science
19 Nov 2023 | J Hazard Mater
Testing around a PFAS manufacturing facility in New Jersey revealed that while PFCAs were likely to migrate in groundwater, FTOHs primarily moved in the vapor phase, emphasizing the potential for PFAS vapor intrusion and indoor air inhalation exposure in the surrounding area.
-
US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years
News
17 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
The estimate in the new EPA analysis is probably ‘dramatic’ undercount because ‘forever chemical’ waste is unregulated in the US.