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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
News
29 Jul 2023 | DailyMail.com
A flurry of concern has erupted in recent weeks over PFAS in household items.
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End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review
Science
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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Ecotoxicity Evaluation of Fire-Extinguishing Water from Large-Scale Battery and Battery Electric Vehicle Fire Tests
Science
13 Mar 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
The extinguishing water from vehicle fire tests found to be very toxic due to metals, PAHs, PFAS, and more, with most PFAS originating from the electric vehicle battery compared to the vehicle itself or conventional fuel.
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Solvay and Orbia will make the battery binder PVDF in the US
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4 Jan 2023 | C&EN
As the demand for electric vehicles continues to rise, the chemical companies Solvay and Orbia are forming a joint venture to build an $850 million facility in the southeastern US that will make PVDF, a polymer used as a binder and a coating for separators in lithium-ion batteries.
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This law is going to impact nearly every business in Maine
News
2 Nov 2022 | News Center Maine
Starting January 1, 2023, businesses must report products made with PFAS that are sold in Maine.
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Colorado bans PFAS in oil- and gas-extraction products
News
6 Jun 2022 | C&EN
Colorado has become the first US state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products used in drilling for oil and gas.
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Concerning measures to increase protections from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals
Policy
6 Jun 2022
The Colorado state legislature passed HB22-1345, which was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D).
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[Analysis] 7 things the White House should do to limit PFAS pollution
News
23 Nov 2021 | Environmental Health News
Addressing legacy PFAS pollution is not enough; it is crucial to prevent additional PFAS from entering commerce and further exposing us and our environment.
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Michigan to stop buying most products made with PFAS chemicals
Policy
2 Nov 2021
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget must “incentivize suppliers to offer products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS by seeking to purchase such products where possible."
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Prevalence and Predictors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Serum Levels among Members of a Suburban US Volunteer Fire Department
Science
5 May 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
Serum levels of both PFDA and PFDoA were positively associated with years of firefighting.
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Perfluorinated organics regulating Li2O2 formation and improving stability for Li-oxygen batteries
Science
3 Mar 2021 | Chem Commun (Camb)
This study reveals that PFTBA increases the capacity and provides more possibilities for the application of perfluorinated chemicals in Li-O2 batteries.
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Gillibrand, Rep. Maloney Announce Bill To Protect Firefighters From PFAS
Policy
22 Feb 2021
New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney were in Newburgh Monday announcing legislation to protect firefighters from PFAS.
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Firefighters' Catch-22: Protective gear full of carcinogens
News
16 Feb 2021 | E&E News
Firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in the very clothing and gear that is meant to protect them, a paradox that stems from standards set under industry influence.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and total fluorine in fire station dust
Science
8 Feb 2021 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Turnout gear may be an important PFAS source in stations due to intentional additives and/or contamination from firefighting activities.
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Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic
News
26 Jan 2021 | The New York Times
“We’re exposed to these chemicals every day,” Captain Mitchell said. “And the more I looked into it, the more it felt like the only people who were saying these chemicals were safe were the people who make it.”