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Indoor dust contains PFAS and other toxic chemicals
News
14 Apr 2021 | The Intercept
These are hormonally active compounds that can lead to adverse health effects, including infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
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Lawmakers, environmental activist introduce PFAS Action Act
News
13 Apr 2021 | ABC News
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced legislation that aims to protect people and the environment from chemicals known as PFAS.
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EPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFAS
Policy
8 Apr 2021
Recently, the U.S. EPA took a preliminary step toward requiring limits on some National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharges of PFAS into surface water.
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[Press Release] EPA releases updated PFBS toxicity assessment after rigorous scientific review
News
8 Apr 2021 | EPA
PFBS has been used as a replacement chemical for PFOS, voluntarily phased out by the primary U.S. manufacturer. PFBS has been identified in environmental media and consumer products, including surface water, wastewater, drinking water, dust, carpeting and carpet cleaners, and floor wax.
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Human exposure pathways to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from indoor media: A systematic review protocol
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ. Int
An adapted protocol was developed to utilize existing systematic review tools for exposure science questions concerning PFAS.
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Following Years Of Advocacy, Gillibrand Joins Community In Hoosick Falls To Announce New Legislation To Create Access To Medical Monitoring For Victims Of Significant PFAS Exposure
Policy
5 Apr 2021
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to provide Americans with improved legal pathways that would help courts award medical monitoring for victims of PFAS exposure and bolster PFAS research.
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We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals
News
31 Mar 2021 | Consumer Reports and the Guardian
A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US. Almost every sample tested had measurable levels of PFAS.
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Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’
Policy
30 Mar 2021
Industry attorneys say they’re bracing for a wave of corporate liability and litigation as the Biden administration works swiftly to fulfill a campaign promise to control “forever chemicals.
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[Blog] Lowe’s bans PFAS in fabric protector sprays
News
29 Mar 2021 | NRDC Blog
As commitments to remove PFAS from products on store shelves gather steam, manufacturers should ensure that replacements are safe and should disclose all ingredients used in all fabric protectors they make.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl mixtures toxicity assessment "Proof-of-Concept" illustration for the hazard index approach
Science
25 Mar 2021 | J Toxicol Environ Health A
Hazard index scores were used as an initial assessment of multiple health effects of fluorinated mixtures.
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‘Buyer beware’: Ads hide PFAS cookware risks
News
24 Mar 2021 | E&E News
Consumers trying to avoid toxic chemicals in their nonstick cookware face convoluted advertising claims that can confuse even the most well-informed buyers.
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EPA takes two more steps down the long and winding road to national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS
News
18 Mar 2021 | JD Supra
The next step will be for EPA to develop national primary drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS, which will impose binding standards nationwide where currently only an advisory level exists.
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Bipartisan bill to protect emergency responders from PFAS advances in the Senate
News
17 Mar 2021 | FOX 17
The bill would also necessitate guidance on foams and personal protective equipment that are free of PFAS.
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67 experts to Regan: Crack down on 'serious risks' of PFAS
Policy
16 Mar 2021
A group of nearly 70 science experts are calling on EPA Administrator Michael Regan to crack down on "forever chemicals.
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EPA TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Sent for White House Review
Policy
16 Mar 2021
On March 1, 2021, the EPA sent for the White House Office of Management and Budget prepublication review a proposed rule that would require reporting and recordkeeping for the production of PFAS under the TSCA.