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[Sign-on Opportunity] Statement on the Registration of Polymers under REACH
Policy
30 Apr 2021
This statement calling for more transparency on polymers marketed in the EU continues to be open for signatures.
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Time Trend of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Metals in Greenlandic Inuit during 1994-2015
Science
13 Apr 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFOS, PFHxS, and PFOA decreased across Greenland while PFNA, PFDA, and PFUnDA increased in women.
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PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
In mussels, PFAS profiles were dominated by PFOA and showed a higher relative contribution of short-chained PFAS, while PFAS profiles in fish were dominated by PFOS.
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Sediment quality assessment framework for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: results from a preparatory study and REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS is a suitable indicator of PFAS contamination in sediments from small streams, being the most detected and on average with the highest concentrations among the analyzed PFAS in Switzerland.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and associations with food consumption and use of personal care products in the Norwegian biomonitoring study from the EU project EuroMix
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
The participants in the EuroMix study were exposed to PFASs through their diet and personal care product use.
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McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025
News
15 Jan 2021 | MLive
Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.
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[Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?
News
12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central
A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.
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High levels of fluoroalkyl substances and potential disruption of thyroid hormones in three gull species from South Western France
Science
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Elevated levels of PFAS in seabirds are potentially associated with thyroid issues.
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Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances pose an equivalent level of concern to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances under REACH
Science
21 Dec 2020 | Environmental Sciences Europe
The registration process of substances under REACH should reflect that PMT/vPvM substances pose an equivalent level of concern to PBT/vPvB substances.
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Management of PFAS with the aid of chemical product registries - an indispensable tool for future control of hazardous substances
Science
14 Dec 2020 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
As new policies were developed requiring greater chemical transparency, industry diversified its PFAS use and substitutions, according to Norwegian PFAS data from 2009-2017.
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Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research
Events
21 Oct 2020
The 2020 Food Packaging Forum Workshop will take place online in a virtual format on October 21-23, 2020, under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research.”
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EU commits to overhaul of chemicals legislation
Policy
16 Oct 2020
The European commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability on 14 October. This ambitious programme has been touted as the biggest reform of chemical regulations since Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals).
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[Report] Furthering Understanding of Emissions from Landfilled Waste Containing POP BFRs and PFASs (FUEL)
Science
13 Oct 2020 | EPA Res.
The FUEL project measured brominated flame retardants and PFAS in leachate from landfills and collected air, soil, and groundwater samples traceable to these landfills.
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Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?
Science
12 Oct 2020 | ES&T
Given fluoropolymers’ extreme persistence; emissions associated with their production, use, and disposal; and a high likelihood for human exposure to PFAS, their production and uses should be curtailed except in cases of essential uses.
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EU agency sets limit on PFAS in food
News
17 Sep 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
Recommended threshold applies to combined exposure to 4 PFAS, based on their ability to decrease people’s immune system response to vaccinations.