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UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From PFAS
Policy
24 Nov 2023
A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released from a North Carolina factory, according to letters released on Friday.
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Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies
Policy
2 Nov 2023
On October 26, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with PFAS traceable to the use and disposal of AFFF, a specialized firefighting foam product widely used at airports and military bases.
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New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
News
27 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Researchers say the discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in the water near a Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought.
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TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Policy
11 Oct 2023
In accordance with obligations under TSCA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, EPA is requiring any person that manufactures (including import) or has manufactured (including imported) PFAS or PFAS-containing articles in any year since January 1, 2011, to electronically report information regarding PFAS uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards.
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Australia moves to ban three ‘forever chemicals’ – but family of US teen say more needs to be done
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7 Oct 2023 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed the federal government will now effectively ban three of the most notorious “forever chemicals” made by US manufacturer 3M by the end of this year.
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Combustion of high-calorific industrial waste in conventional brick kilns: An emerging source of PFAS emissions to agricultural soils
Science
5 Oct 2023 | Sci Total Environ
The combustion of industrial waste in brick kilns was found to be a novel source of ultrashort-chain, short-chain, and legacy PFAS in Pakistan, exposing nearby communities to harmful levels of PFAS.
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Federal government seeks data on company PFAS use
News
30 Sep 2023 | The Seattle Times
Companies from varying industries must submit more than a decades’ worth of data related to its production of items with “forever chemicals” following federal rulemaking.
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3M evaluating options for PFAS manufacturing in Belgium
News
25 Sep 2023
3M said on Monday it was looking at options to further accelerate the stoppage of manufacturing of PFAS chemicals at its Zwijndrecht facility in Belgium and warned of a likely hit due to the continued idling of the plant.
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Nissan doubles restricted substances over 4 years, including PFAS
News
13 Sep 2023 | Nikkei Asia
Self-regulation by automaker and partner Renault goes beyond some national rules.
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Addressing America’s PFAS issue cannot wait forever
News
12 Sep 2023 | Roll Call
'Polluter pays' should guide addressing PFAS contamination.
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'Forever chemicals' from US base in Tokyo fueling residents' fears
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8 Sep 2023 | Mainichi Japan
Residents living near a U.S. military base in western Tokyo have been having deepening concerns about their health after a recent local study found many of them have excessive amounts of harmful substances, dubbed "forever chemicals," in their bloodstream.
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3M's $10.3 billion PFAS settlement gets preliminary approval
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30 Aug 2023 | Reuters
3M on Tuesday secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals, less than a day after a group of 22 U.S. states and territories dropped their objections to the deal.
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Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Discovered in Cattle Exposed to AFFF-Impacted Groundwater
Science
30 Aug 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
The results suggest that targeting only the major PFAS analytes in bovine serum of AFFF-exposed mammals likely underestimates the toxicological risks associated with their exposure.
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Human health risk-based soil generic assessment criteria of representative perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) under the agricultural land use in typical Chinese regions
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Pollut
This study provides a technical reference for deriving soil generic assessment criteria for PFAAs and found that the dominant exposure pathway for PFBA and PFBS in some regions of China was vegetables and attached soil.
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Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger
News
3 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals.'