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Ultra-Short-Chain PFASs in the Sources of German Drinking Water: Prevalent, Overlooked, Difficult to Remove, and Unregulated
Science
17 May 2022 | ES&T
Ultra-short-chain PFAS represent a major challenge in drinking water due to their high concentrations, greater mobility, and lack of remediation options, which shows that regulation through preventive measures is required to manage them.
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Nearly 900 spills of toxic firefighting foam occurred over past 30 years
News
11 Mar 2022 | The Hill
Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the EPA revealed.
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Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention’s Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence
Science
21 Feb 2022 | ES&T
Scientists discuss the success of the Stockholm Convention for addressing global threats of PFAS and provide guidance for further support of the Convention.
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Risk of Cancer in a Community Exposed to Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances
Science
20 Feb 2022 | Environ Health Insights
Merrimack residents experienced a significantly higher risk of at least 4 types of cancer between 2005 and 2014 which may be linked to PFAS-contaminated drinking water.
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SAB PFAS Review Panel meeting
Events
7 Jan 2022
The EPA's Science Advisory Board will be reviewing proposals regarding PFAS.
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2022 begins with little progress on PFAS contamination
News
3 Jan 2022 | WUWM
As of Dec. 29, the Department of Natural Resources reported 92 contamination sites.
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Officials Describe DOD's Efforts to Mitigate Impacts of PFAS Chemicals
Policy
13 Dec 2021
The department has invested significant effort into understanding and addressing the challenges posed by PFAS, said Kidd. To date, the DOD has invested more than $1.5 billion in PFAS related research and cleanup activities.
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Gulp! Wellesley water bills could rise 60% due to PFAS
News
12 Dec 2021 | The Swellesley Report
We’re expecting our MWRA bill to go up by over $1M dollars, and that’s going to result in a significant rate increase for our customers…to the order of …it could be as high as 60% increase on the water bill just for the water we’ve already used because [the Morses Pond treatment plant] is shut down.
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PFAS Polluter Agrees to Pay $13M for Dover’s New Water Treatment Plant
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8 Dec 2021 | Fosters Daily Democrat
New England Metal Recycling Inc., which polluted city aquifers with harmful PFAS contaminants, has agreed to pay for the construction and operation of a new city water treatment facility.
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Biden Infrastructure Act Provides $10 Billion for PFAS Issues
News
4 Dec 2021 | National Law Review
The longer-term effects of the Act’s steps to address PFAS issues may in fact lead to additional litigation against companies.
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Rockland Contends with PFAS- ‘Forever Chemicals’- Above State Limits at Treatment Plant
News
3 Dec 2021 | The Patriot Ledger
The sample from the end of September had the highest level of PFAS since testing started at 29 parts per trillion.
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Surface-water/groundwater boundaries affect seasonal PFAS concentrations and PFAA precursor transformations
Science
23 Nov 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Natural biogeochemical fluctuations associated with surface-water and groundwater boundaries may lead to PFAA precursor loss and seasonal variations in PFAA concentrations.
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[Blog] House passes Build Back Better bill to protect firefighters from ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
19 Nov 2021
The Build Back Better bill passed by the House of Representatives today includes $95 million for local fire departments to purchase firefighting foam and gear made without the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Biden Billions for PFAS in Drinking Water
News
16 Nov 2021 | National Law Review
The monumental infrastructure bill that President Biden signed yesterday will send $10 billion to the States to pass on to drinking water suppliers to test for the "forever chemicals" known collectively as PFAS and then filter the parts per trillion of PFAS out of the water when they're found.
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The infrastructure law aims to clean up pollution in your community
News
15 Nov 2021 | Vox
The law also makes another $10 billion investment in cleaning up PFAS, a class of “forever chemicals” commonly found in drinking water.