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Avoid the foam on Battle Creek, pollution officials say after tests find chemicals
News
1 May 2020 | TwinCities Pioneer Press
Officials haven’t determined whether the Battle Creek contamination is related to the 3M Oakdale dumpsite.
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Replace that old carpet to shield your kids from toxins
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29 Apr 2020 | US News
If you have kids and carpets, it might be time to redecorate. Older carpets are a major source of kids' exposure to harmful chemicals known as PFAS, researchers say.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in paired dust and carpets from childcare centers
Science
29 Apr 2020 | Chemosphere
PFASs of emerging concern significantly contributed to children's exposure.
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Lawmakers push for inclusion of 'forever chemical' regulation in future stimulus bill
Policy
29 Apr 2020
A group of more than 80 members of Congress is pushing for the inclusion of provisions to regulate a class of cancer-linked chemicals in future stimulus legislation dealing with infrastructure.
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Incinerators may spread, not break down PFAS
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28 Apr 2020 | C&EN
New data suggest that commercial incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) doesn’t break down these hardy chemicals. Instead, it spreads them into surrounding areas.
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How Michigan reduced industrial discharges of PFAS
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28 Apr 2020 | The Environmental Working Group
Michigan set water quality standards for PFOA and PFOS and required many wastewater treatment plants to determine whether they were receiving these substances and ultimately discharging them into rivers and lakes.
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EPA is abandoning those suffering from toxic PFAS pollution
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26 Apr 2020 | The Hill
A year ago, the EPA promised Congress that, after years of stalling, it would finally move forward on regulation of two notorious ‘forever chemicals,’ PFOA and PFOS. The notice that eventually appeared in the Federal Register on March 10, 2020, however, is not a regulation; it is merely a proposal to consider regulation.
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Elusive question of PFAS foam
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23 Apr 2020 | EagleHerald Publishing
PFAS foams and naturally-occurring foams can be very similar in appearance, prompting DNR officials to warn people to avoid interaction with all surface water foams.
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals weaken us in our COVID-19 battle
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23 Apr 2020 | Environmental Health News
We are an unhealthy nation—and many of our elevated disease rates are linked to environmental chemicals. COVID-19 is bringing into sharp focus the need to prevent this widespread exposure.
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Mapping the PFAS contamination crisis
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23 Apr 2020 | EWG News
PFAS contamination recorded at more than 1,400 locations in 49 states.
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Companies making, using some PFAS form two advocacy groups
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22 Apr 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
The American Chemistry Council’s FluoroCouncil has become two organizations: the Performance Fluoropolymer Partnership and the Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship, the council announced Tuesday.
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Detecting toxic PFAS with a chip-sized sensor
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22 Apr 2020 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PHYS.org)
The device can provide real time, point-of-use measurement data for PFOS at 0.5 ppt and the research team is working to extend this technology to detect other PFAS including PFOA, PFBA, PFBS, and GenX.
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It’s time to switch to PFAS-free firefighting foams
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22 Apr 2020 | EWG News
Viable alternatives to AFFF are already on the market, already meet the international aviation standards used by airports all over the world and should be adopted by the military and airports immediately.
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White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds
Policy
21 Apr 2020
The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency.
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Waste type, incineration, and aeration are associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl levels in landfill leachates
Science
21 Apr 2020
Municipal solid waste/construction and demolition landfills have similar PFAS leachate levels compared to lower levels found in leachate from ash landfills.