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EPA Proposes to Update Proposed SNURs for 17 PFAS, Designating Manufacture (Including Import) as a Significant New Use
Policy
9 Dec 2024
On November 29, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the December 2, 2022, proposed significant new use rules for 17 PFAS that were the subject of premanufacture notices and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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‘This is my Chernobyl:’ Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS
News
7 Dec 2024 | News Nation
Testing by the county revealed contamination that curiously extended from the fertilizer spread on the neighbor’s farmland across the street — to the soil and water on the Colemans’ properties, as well as their animals.
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Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.
News
6 Dec 2024 | The New York Times
The company, Synagro, sells farmers treated sludge from factories and homes to use as fertilizer. But that fertilizer, also known as biosolids, can contain harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS linked to serious health problems including cancer and birth defects.
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Residential Garden Produce Harvested Near a Fluorochemical Manufacturer in North Carolina Can Be An Important Fluoroether Exposure Pathway
Science
2 Dec 2024 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Residential garden produce grown near a fluorochemical manufacturing plant in North Carolina was found to contain significant levels of PFAS, predominantly low-molecular-weight PFEAs such as PMPA, PFO2HxA, PFMOAA, and GenX, with water-rich produce showing the highest contamination, posing potential dietary exposure risks for local communities.
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Japan releases results of 1st nationwide survey of PFAS chemicals in tap water
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29 Nov 2024 | NHK World Japan
The Japanese government has released the results of the first nationwide survey of the levels of certain types of PFAS in tap water.
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Spatial Variations in Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations in Pooled Sera from Inland, Coastal, and Island Populations
Science
28 Nov 2024 | Environmental Research
PFAS levels were found to be higher in coastal and island populations compared to inland areas, likely due to seafood consumption and other location-specific exposure routes.
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[Press Release] Congressmen Carbajal, Lawler, Van Orden Push to Fully Fund PFAS Replacement Programs in Year-End Deal
Policy
25 Nov 2024
Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) led a call of more than 80 lawmakers today urging House appropriators to fully fund the new grant program they created to help airports replace firefighting foams containing harmful forever chemicals.
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PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows
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25 Nov 2024 | The Guardian
Few human-made substances are as individually ubiquitous and dangerous as PFAS and microplastics, and when they join forces there is a synergistic effect that makes them even more toxic and pernicious, new research suggests.
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PFAS Found in 100% of Blood Samples Among Group of Recreational Skiers
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23 Nov 2024 | Boston University
Among these skiers, a new study detected the highest amount of serum PFAS concentrations in ski coaches and more experienced skiers.
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Penn State will pay more than $564K after investigation into drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
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23 Nov 2024 | Spotlight PA
Penn State will pay more than $564,000 toward the ongoing cleanup of contaminated drinking water affecting dozens of homes near the university’s airport in Benner Township.
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California limits on ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS in products are effective, study says
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22 Nov 2024 | The Guardian
Levels in people’s blood for 37 chemicals linked to health issues declined after they were designated under Prop 65.
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Pentagon seeking to incinerate 'forever chemicals' at plant on Ohio River
News
21 Nov 2024 | WTAE
The East Liverpool site is one of two incinerators nationwide where the Pentagon is hoping to ship thousands of pounds of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals.
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The FDA Issues Request for Information on PFAS in Seafood
Policy
19 Nov 2024
The FDA is seeking scientific data and information from the seafood industry, academia, state and federal agencies, as well as other interested entities, on PFAS concentrations in seafood, the surrounding environment, and processing water, as well as mitigation strategies for reducing exposure to PFAS in seafood.
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Release of Volatile Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Plant Fiber-Based Food Packaging and Municipal Solid Waste to Gas under Simulated Landfill Conditions.
Science
19 Nov 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
High-fluorine food packaging released 62–800 ng PFAS per gram into the air, dominated by 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol, with early decomposition stages accounting for most of the emissions.
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What to know about microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS
News
18 Nov 2024 | The Washington Post
We encounter these potentially toxic materials in everyday life. Here’s the difference among them.