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Notice of Availability for Public Comment: Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance
Policy
12 Jan 2021
The EPA is requesting public comment on its recently published Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance.
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Much Still Unknown about PFAS Destruction and Disposal
Policy
1 Jan 2021
This guidance, published Dec. 18, 2020, highlights how much is still unknown about how to effectively remove these materials from the environment.
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3 PFAS disposal technologies are most promising, US EPA says
Policy
21 Dec 2020
Burning PFAS as hazardous waste to destroy the chemicals is one of the three technologies the EPA suggests in interim guidance issued Dec. 18.
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Photo enhanced degradation of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
16 Dec 2020 | Heliyon
High degradation and defluorination efficiency of PFAS could be achieved by photon driven processes such as photolysis, photochemical, photocatalysis, and photoreduction.
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burning
News
28 Nov 2020 | Fairfield Citizen
Environmental activists are concerned the incinerator could start burning PFAS firefighting foam.
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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Banning Incineration of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAs in Certain New York Cities
Policy
24 Nov 2020
Governor Cuomo today signed legislation banning the incineration of AFFF containing PFAS, the emerging contaminants known as PFAS, in certain cities.
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PFAS Thermal Destruction at Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A State of the Science Review
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Water
This review covers available research on the fate of PFAS through incineration systems with a focus on sewage sludge incinerators.
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[Press Release] Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning incineration of firefighting foam containing PFAs in certain New York cities
News
23 Nov 2020 | New York State
Under the new law, incineration of this foam is prohibited in cities designated as Environmental Justice areas by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where the population is between 16,000 and 17,000 residents.
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U.S. military responsible for widespread PFAS pollution in Japan
News
9 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
A new book by Jon Mitchell exposes “countless” releases of PFAS chemicals by the U.S. military in Japan.
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Identifying and Managing Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)-Derived PFAS in the Environment
Science
19 Oct 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This article presents research and development efforts to date by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program to measure PFAS in the environment, characterize AFFF sources, understand PFAS fate and transport, assess the ecological risk, develop treatment technologies for remediation, and examine the ecotoxicity of PFAS-free foams.
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Gillibrand joins letter urging management of dangerous fire suppressant chemicals that contaminated Fort Drum
News
14 Oct 2020 | NNY 360
The letter details how PFAS have become a major contaminant in drinking water sources for more than 650 American military bases across the world.
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Policy, health, and justice—focus of October meeting on PFAS contaminants in drinking water
Policy
13 Oct 2020
The University of Rhode Island STEEP Superfund Research Center is hosting a conference, “PFAS In Our World: What We Know and What We Can Do,” October 13 and 14, 2020.
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[Report] Furthering Understanding of Emissions from Landfilled Waste Containing POP BFRs and PFASs (FUEL)
Science
13 Oct 2020 | EPA Res.
The FUEL project measured brominated flame retardants and PFAS in leachate from landfills and collected air, soil, and groundwater samples traceable to these landfills.
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Reductive Defluorination and Mechanochemical Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): From Present Knowledge to Future Remediation Concepts
Science
13 Oct 2020 | Int. J Env Res. & Pub Hel.
Comparisons between existing PFAS decomposition reactions and reductive approaches are discussed in detail, regarding their applicability in possible remediation processes.
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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.