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Targeted Minnesota site-specific criteria for PFOS
Policy
3 Nov 2020
The fish tissue maximum concertation is 0.37 ng/g and the maximum water concertation is 0.05 ng/L.
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The Minnesota Department of Health has started a review of PFHxA
Policy
14 Oct 2020
Interested parties can submit and discuss PFHxA toxicity studies that are relevant to human health.
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[Press Release] Minn. study is first to show cause-and-effect link between ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water and reproductive harms
News
11 Sep 2020 | Environmental Working Group
A peer-reviewed study reports that the rate of premature and low-weight births in Oakdale, Minn., dropped dramatically and fertility rates increased after the city began filtering PFAS from its tap water.
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$700 million plan unveiled to deal with ‘forever chemicals’ in east metro drinking water
News
11 Sep 2020 | Star Tribune
The plan still isn’t final — it’s open for a 45-day comment period through Oct. 26 — but it’s a major milestone in the $850 million settlement Minnesota reached with 3M Co. in 2018 over the man-made chemicals.
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The latest on PFAS and drinking water
News
12 Aug 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
States with adopted PFAS limits in drinking water include CA, CT, CO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, and VT, and states with proposed limits include IL, MA, MI, and NY.
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Minnesota county pushes EPA for help over PFAS-laden leachate entering Lake Superior
News
27 May 2020 | Waste Dive
Surface water discharge shows PFAS, along with mercury, arsenic, lead, cyanide, and other contaminants.
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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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State orders 3M to form new plan to contain PFAS at Oakdale site after water contamination found
News
16 Jan 2020 | INFORUM
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has discovered that potentially harmful chemicals are still leaching into surface water from a former 3M waste disposal site in Oakdale, despite the company’s efforts to contain them.