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[Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?
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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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PFAS product liability cases – are the floodgates now open?
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12 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
Even companies without direct use or knowledge of PFAS use in products should consider a review of supplier materials, as those materials may have PFAS as a component, which could some day subject the company to legal liability issues.
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An evaluation of health-based federal and state PFOA drinking water guidelines in the United States
Science
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
More rigorous efforts are warranted to establish consistent health-based drinking water guidelines for PFOA, given that drinking water is a primary source of human exposure to PFOA in the United States.
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COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high PFAS levels in blood
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4 Jan 2021 | Michigan Advance
The COVID-19 vaccine could be less effective in people with high levels of perfluorinated compounds — PFAS — in their blood, several scientists said.
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[Op-ed] How the FDA ignores the law when approving new chemical additives to food
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23 Dec 2020 | Environmental Health News
An investigation finds the federal agency is not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals as required by law. Such neglect leaves consumers at higher risk for chronic diseases.
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3 PFAS disposal technologies are most promising, US EPA says
Policy
21 Dec 2020
Burning PFAS as hazardous waste to destroy the chemicals is one of the three technologies the EPA suggests in interim guidance issued Dec. 18.
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From Alaska to Florida, Harmful PFAS Compounds Pollute Water at Multiple Sites in Every State
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21 Dec 2020 | Eco Watch
Tom Kennedy learned about the long-term contamination of his family's drinking water about two months after he was told that his breast cancer had metastasized to his brain and was terminal.
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Biden chooses N.C. environmental chief to head EPA
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18 Dec 2020 | North Carolina Health News
The announcement followed a briefing in which scientists said “forever chemicals” could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Investigation targets discharges of next-generation 'forever chemicals' from 3M's Cottage Grove plant
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18 Dec 2020 | Star Tribune
State and federal pollution regulators are investigating 3M Co.'s reporting on next-generation "forever chemicals" discharged from its Cottage Grove plant into the Mississippi River, even as Minnesota struggles to address ever-growing contamination from the original versions the manufacturer no longer makes.
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Scientists seek evidence that ‘forever chemicals’ hinder COVID-19 vaccines
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16 Dec 2020 | NJ Spotlight
Investigators say more work is needed on interaction of PFAS in blood and the coronavirus.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Review of Epidemiologic Findings
Science
15 Dec 2020 | Toxicol Environ Chem
2/3 of studies reported positive associations between PFAS exposure and the prevalence of obesity and/or type 2 diabetes.
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More steps to be taken against PFAS in drinking water
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9 Dec 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
Federal measures include a new permitting strategy for addressing PFAS in EPA-issued NPDES wastewater permits and analytical methods for measuring 40 additional PFAS.
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EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater Permits
Policy
8 Dec 2020
The interim strategy makes a number of recommendations for the consideration of PFAS in the NPDES permit program.
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[Blog] What lessons should we learn from the PFAS crisis?
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3 Dec 2020 | Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. chemical regulation is designed to rapidly approve new chemicals rather than adequately evaluate chemical danger.
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Correlation Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Regional U.S. Precipitation Events
Science
2 Dec 2020 | Water Res
HFPO-DA (GenX) was detected in rainwater at all sites with local point sources strongly contributing to wet deposition.