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How YOUR home is crawling with ‘forever chemicals’: DailyMail.com graphic reveals how no room is safe from toxic PFAS — which have been linked to cancer, infertility and birth defects
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29 Jul 2023 | DailyMail.com
A flurry of concern has erupted in recent weeks over PFAS in household items.
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Alaska will start monitoring villages for PFAS in anticipation of new EPA rules
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20 Jul 2023 | Alaska Public Media
Beginning this fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages to identify levels of PFAS contamination.
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Occurrences and fates of per-and polyfluoralkyl substances in textile dyeing wastewater along full-scale treatment processes
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1 Jul 2023 | Water Res
PFAS were found in high concentrations in textile dyeing wastewater treatment plant influent, effluent, and sludge, with additional PFAA increasing by a factor of 2.3-4.1 after oxidation by the TOP assay.
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[Report] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles
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19 Jun 2023 | NIST
Total PFAS concentrations varied widely among each textile type, suggesting that the amount of PFAS present in new turnout gear may depend on the specific textiles used in gear manufacturing.
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Firefighting gear contains ‘forever chemicals,’ report concludes
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18 Jun 2023 | The Washington Post
A May report published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology concludes that “forever chemicals” known as PFAS — some linked to cancer — are present in textiles commonly used in the gear.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods bans PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in its textiles
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15 Jun 2023 | Stephanie Stohler
Outdoor athletic retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods quietly announced it will ban PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in its own-brand textile products.
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PFAS Phaseout Guidance Published by AFIRM Group
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12 Jun 2023 | Applied Technical Services
AFIRM Group has recently published a document to assist supply chains is phasing out the use of PFAS in textile items such as clothing, shoes, and accessories.
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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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Another source of toxic PFAS in Wisconsin: Toilet paper?
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3 May 2023 | Wisconsin NPR
When you flush your toilet, sending waste to a nearby sewage treatment system, you might also be contributing toxic chemicals to the local watershed.
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End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review
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1 May 2023 | Res. Cons. and Recycling
Many PFAS were detected in automobile shredder residue – the mixed material waste from vehicles at their end-of-life – with important implications for the circular economy and for PFAS contamination in landfills and wastewater.
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Researchers Pin Down PFAS Prevalence in Firefighter Gear
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1 May 2023 | NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have conducted an in-depth examination of a range of textiles used in turnout gear coats and pants, which are constructed in three layers.
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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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Expert panel to discuss PFAS in firefighting gear with documentary film screening
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13 Apr 2023 | Notre Dame News
The University of Notre Dame will host a screening of “BURNED: Protecting the Protectors” — a short documentary exploring the link between perfluorinated substances, known as “forever chemicals,” and decades of cancer in the firefighting community.
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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.