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• EU commits to overhaul of chemicals legislation

  Policy

  16 Oct 2020

  The European commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability on 14 October. This ambitious programme has been touted as the biggest reform of chemical regulations since Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals).

• 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.

• Design, synthesis, characterization, and surface activities of comb-like polymeric fluorinated surfactants with short fluoroalkyl chains

  Science

  13 Oct 2020 | Colloids Surfaces A

  A new comb-like polymeric fluorinated surfactant was designed and synthesized.

• 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.

• [Op-ed] PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are widespread and threaten human health – here’s a strategy for protecting the public

  News

  9 Oct 2020 | The Conversation US

  Given that PFAS pollution is so ubiquitous and hard to remove, many health experts assert that the only way to address it is by reducing PFAS production and use as much as possible.

• California bans PFAS firefighting foams

  Policy

  6 Oct 2020

  California is halting the sale, manufacture, and use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS as of 2022.

• Emerging Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Polyether Compounds Impacting the Waters of Southwestern New Jersey Identified by Use of Nontargeted Analysis

  Science

  5 Oct 2020 | ES&T L

  Nontargeted analysis was used to estimate the effectiveness of point-of-entry water treatment systems for removal of the emerging species and reduced the abundance of PFAS by >90%.

• New ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating the environment, regulators say

  News

  1 Oct 2020 | Consumer Reports

  Efforts to oversee one PFAS compound from the chemical company Solvay illustrate the challenges officials face.

• OECD report on PFAS alternatives for food packaging

  News

  28 Sep 2020 | Food Packaging Forum

  A recent OECD report finds non-fluorinated alternatives to PFAS in paper and board coatings available and effective, with market uptake primarily limited by increase in price. The report encourages governments to “further disseminate information on the potential health and environmental risks of PFAS and non-PFAS alternatives” and to “consider funding research into non-PFAS alternatives, including an understanding of their functionality, costs and potential health and environmental risks.”

• Process development of water-based polyurethane with acrylate terminal group under water vapor permeability and water repellency for nylon fabric

  Science

  22 Sep 2020 | Text. Res.

  A proof of concept to replace PFAS in durable water repellent was found to be 25% more effective than fluorinated variants.

• Answers to Common Questions on PFAS in Drinking Water

  Science

  12 Aug 2020 | AWWA

  An overview of the most common questions regarding PFAS, exposure, and what is currently being done to remediate it.

• [Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class

  Policy

  11 Aug 2020

  All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published in today's issue of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

• Are melamine and its derivatives the alternatives for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) fabric treatments in infant clothes?

  Science

  21 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

  Melamine was found to be a potential alternative to PFAS in infant textiles.

• Synthesis and Application of Fluorine-free Environment-friendly Stearic Acid-based Oil and Water Repellent for Cotton Fabric

  Science

  14 Jul 2020 | J Nat. Fib.

  PFAS-free oil and water repellent coating were developed for use on fabrics.

• [Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class

  Policy

  30 Jun 2020

  All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.