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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
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19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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Outdoor brands phase out PFAS, ‘forever chemicals,’ ahead of state bans
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12 May 2023 | EHN
The outdoor footwear company KEEN made a discovery about their shoes in 2014: they were rife with stain- and water-resistant chemicals known to harm human health called PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals.’
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure
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14 Apr 2023 | The New York Times
PFAS exposure has been linked to a host of health risks, from cancer to fertility issues, and its prevalence in consumer goods means that PFAS are now routinely found in soil, drinking water, our homes, and our bodies.
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Concentrations and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates in house rats (Rattus norvegicus) and human blood: Implication for human exposure sources
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11 Apr 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Fluorotelomer alcohol exposure and subsequent biotransformation is an important source of PFCAs in humans and rats that live nearby.
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[Opinion] Eliminate useless uses of forever chemicals
Policy
10 Apr 2023
However, we heard from furniture textile manufacturers that the stain repellent finishes on their products don’t perform as promised.
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Toxic PFAS not necessary to make fabric stain repellent, study finds
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7 Apr 2023 | The Guardian
Research found that ‘forever chemicals’ had ‘no practical benefit’ in repelling water and stains as compared with untreated fabric.
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Those ‘forever chemicals’ on our furniture don’t actually prevent stains
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6 Apr 2023 | Fast Company
A new study finds PFAS in furniture ‘a clear case of nonessential use.’
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Not only are PFAS toxic — they’re bad at their job when applied to furniture: Study
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4 Apr 2023 | Environmental Health News
The group of chemicals referred to as PFAS are known for their ability to repel water and stains from fabric, but a new study found that treatments containing PFAS had a low impact on protecting furniture fabrics and that the fabric type did more to prevent stains.
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Evaluating the Performance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Finishes on Upholstery Fabrics
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3 Apr 2023 | AJOR
Superior stain performance for furniture textiles can be achieved through intentional material selection rather than PFAS treatments, which were shown to work only in limited situations.
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Child growth and development hampered by PFAS in blood, study says
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27 Mar 2023 | CNN
Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting, are altering hormonal and metabolic pathways needed for human growth and development, according to a new study.
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Characterization of PFAS Air Emissions from Thermal Application of Fluoropolymer Dispersions on Fabrics
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27 Mar 2023 | J Air Waste Manag Assoc
This study reported nontargeted PFAS emission characterization, real-time analyses, and the quantification of 30 volatile targets PFAS from the thermal application of fluoropolymers on fabrics.
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NFPA responds to lawsuit filed over safety gear health concerns
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27 Mar 2023 | Western Mass News
The National Fire Protection Association is defending its organization following a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts last week by a firefighter’s union.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: using comparative medicine to understand exposure and adverse health outcomes in people and their pets
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22 Mar 2023 | AVMA
Research suggests that soon the tools to effectively use dogs and cats as predictors of human exposure to PFAS will be available, ultimately protecting the lives of children and animals who live in the same household.
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Milliken, REI make progress on work to eliminate PFAS
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24 Feb 2023 | Just Style
Milliken & Company has eliminated all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its textile fibres and finishes portfolio, while outdoor retailer REI has announced plans to ban these ‘forever chemicals’ from its apparel products from 2024.
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REI announces plan to remove 'forever chemicals' from its products by 2026
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23 Feb 2023 | USA Today
Outdoor retailer REI wants "forever chemicals" out of the products it sells … forever.