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New study finds PFAS in bottled water, as lawmakers call for federal limits
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17 Jun 2021 | Consumer Reports
'Purified' bottled water was less likely than 'spring' water to contain the potentially dangerous compounds
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We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals
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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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‘Forever chemicals’ found in Chesapeake seafood and Maryland drinking water
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17 Nov 2020 | Bay Journal
States like New Jersey urged its anglers to limit consumption of recreationally caught fish with comparable PFOS levels to what was found in the Potomac River striped bass.
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[Press Release] MDE releases report on sampling for PFAS in St. Mary’s River surface water and oysters
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5 Oct 2020 | EIN Presswire
The Maryland study found no detections of PFAS in oysters. Surface water concentrations ranged from 2.3 to 13.5 ng/L. Starting this year, MDE will begin to sample for PFAS in recreationally fish.
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Navy causing widespread contamination of oysters, fish and crabs
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15 Apr 2020 | LA Progressive
New Jersey became the first state to issue advisories for the consumption of fish containing PFAS chemicals in 2018 and several states have followed suit.
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Comparative analysis of the toxicological databases for 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol (6:2 FTOH) and perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Food Chem. Toxicol.
This article summarizes a comparative analysis of the toxicological effects of PFHxA and 6:2 FTOH and finds that 6:2 FTOH is significantly more toxic than PFHxA.