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Investigation targets discharges of next-generation 'forever chemicals' from 3M's Cottage Grove plant
News
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
News
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
News
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?
News
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.
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US EPA recommends testing wastewater for PFAS
Policy
1 Dec 2020
Some facilities may have to test for the presence of PFAS in their wastewater, under a new strategy from the US Environmental Protection Agency
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Tests reveal toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in aerial pesticide showered over millions of acres in US
News
1 Dec 2020 | Common Dreams
The manufacturer claimed that PFAS were not used in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of either the active or inactive ingredients of the pesticide found to contain 250 ppt of PFOA, 260–500 ppt of GenX, a replacement for PFOA.
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[Informational Webinar] EPA's Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge
Events
23 Nov 2020
EPA is partnering with the other stakeholders, to co-sponsor a technical challenge regarding the destruction of PFAS. The challenge asks solvers to submit detailed plans for a non-thermal way of destroying PFAS in AFFF, while creating the least amount of potentially harmful byproducts with a $50,000 prize.
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Suggestions for Improving the Characterisation of Risk from Exposures to Per and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
Science
22 Nov 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Here we propose methods that consider maximizing the use of disparate data streams, seeking patterns, and proposing biological-based approaches to evidence integration towards informed criteria development.
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Op-Ed: Dear Joe Biden: are you kidding me?
News
19 Nov 2020 | The Guardian
The president-elect has tapped a former DuPont consultant to join his Environmental Protection Agency transition board.
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An exploratory analysis of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances in pet food packaging from the United States
Science
17 Nov 2020 | Env. Tech. & Inn.
Precursors that were oxidized to PFBA were found in pet food and packaging.
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PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding
Science
16 Nov 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Here we synthesize current understanding of the magnitudes and methods for assessing human and wildlife exposures to PFAS.
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Selective Associations of Recent Low Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances With Liver Function Biomarkers: NHANES 2011 to 2014 Data on US Adults Aged ≥20 Years
Science
11 Nov 2020 | J Occup Environ Med
Recent lower levels of PFOA, PFHxS, and PFNA are associated with higher serum liver functions but only among obese participants.