Showing 1-15 of 133
-
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadian municipal wastewater and biosolids: Recent patterns and time trends 2009 to 2021
Science
19 Nov 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFOS and PFOA remain in Canadian wastewater and biosolids, with concentrations of long-chain PFAS – except for PFOS – decreasing over time, while short-chain PFAS, used as replacements, show a consistent increase in wastewater between 2009 and 2021.
-
Uhlmann Confirms EPA Will Not Pursue PFAS Enforcement Actions against Farmers, Public Airports, and Municipal Wastewater Facilities
News
16 Oct 2023 | The National Law Review
The U.S. EPA will not pursue PFAS enforcement actions against farmers who used biosolids, public airports that used aqueous film forming foam for fire suppression, or municipal wastewater facilities so long as they were acting in good faith.
-
Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints
Science
11 Sep 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
This study uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to identify specific PFAS fingerprints associated with various sources, including AFFF-contaminated groundwater, landfill leachate, biosolids leachate, wastewater treatment plant effluent, and wastewater effluent from the pulp and paper and power generation industries.
-
Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
News
19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
-
Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania surface waters: A statewide assessment, associated sources, and land-use relations
Science
15 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Electronics manufacturing & water pollution control facilities were associated with greater PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania.
-
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Incorporated into Iron Particles Promoted the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts under Drinking Water Conditions
Science
14 Mar 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
PFOA may interact with iron pipes to increase the formation of potentially hazardous chemicals in drinking water.
-
Occurrence of Quantifiable and Semi-Quantifiable Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in United States Wastewater Treatment Plant
Science
10 Feb 2023 | Water Research
Quantifiable & semi-quantifiable PFAS were found in the influent, effluent, and biosolids at every facility sampled, with most PFAS discharging via aqueous effluent.
-
[Blog] A look back on 2022: states led the way on protecting public health from toxic chemicals
News
16 Dec 2022 | Safer States
By the end of 2022, bipartisan majorities in 14 states adopted at least 33 policies that are transforming our economic system to be one that better protects communities and creates incentives for industry to develop safer chemicals.
-
Federal PFAS Testing and Tribal Public Water Systems
Science
14 Dec 2022 | EHP
Assessing and managing environmental health risks must incorporate culturally significant practices and traditional ecological knowledge, as well as Tribally defined boundaries and traditional hunting and fishing areas in addition to adequate testing.
-
Treatment technologies for removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids
Science
2 Nov 2022 | J. Chem. Eng.
Different PFAS destruction technologies such as incineration, hydrothermal liquefaction, pyrolysis, thermal hydrolysis, supercritical water oxidation, and several other processes, are discussed in this review.
-
Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources
Science
12 Oct 2022 | ES&T
A contamination model was used to create a map of presumptive PFAS contamination sites in the United States, identifying more than 57,000 sites including industrial facilities, wastewater treatment plants, current or former military sites, and airports.
-
Emerging contaminants migration from pipes used in drinking water distribution systems: a review of the scientific literature
Science
20 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFOS, and PFHxS were detected at levels indicating a potential non-carcinogenic health risk to consumers.
-
Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge
News
19 Sep 2022 | The Guardian
Regulators allow states to continue spreading sludge even as PFAS-tainted substance has ruined livelihoods and poisoned water.
-
A rapid assessment bioaccumulation screening (RABS) study design for emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in mice exposed to industrially impacted surface water
Science
2 Sep 2022 | Chemosphere
A novel method was developed that can predict the bioaccumulation of PFAS mixture without chemical standards.
-
Massive Quantities of PFAS Waste Go Unreported to EPA
News
5 Aug 2022 | The Intercept
US Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.