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Estimating Environmental Hazard and Risks from Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Outcome of a SETAC Focused Topic Meeting
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2 Jun 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
A SETAC Focus Topic Meeting and workshop entitled Environmental Risk Assessment of PFAS convened 12-15 August 2019 in Durham, North Carolina, and brought together experts from around the globe to highlight recent advances in research pertinent to evaluating environmental and human health risks from exposures of PFAS.
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EPA failed to monitor GenX chemical for eight years
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28 May 2020 | The Fayetteville Observer
The EPA’s regional office wasn’t told it was supposed to inspect the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant until the StarNews in Wilmington reported there was GenX in the Cape Fear River.
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GenX social implications under careful review
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19 May 2020 | Bladen Journal
In Bladen County, where the Chemours plant is located and ranks No. 2 on the county taxpayer list, the county will let the state do its investigations first.
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Federal grand jury wraps with no criminal charges for Chemours
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18 May 2020 | WRAL.com
The company said that, though the federal criminal case is no longer a threat, "it is not possible at this point to predict the timing, course, or outcome of all governmental and regulatory inquiries and notices and litigation."
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[Blog] House bill would ban sale, production of PFAS in North Carolina
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15 May 2020 | The Progressive Pulse
The measure would also prohibit the export of the toxic compounds, “except for products specifically authorized or required to contain PFAS under federal law.”
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Ionic Fluorogels for Remediation of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances from Water
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5 May 2020 | ACS Cent Sci
A fluorinated gel was used to remediate 21 legacies and emerging PFAS from a wastewater treatment plant in North Carolina.
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Your discarded carpet is poisoning the Earth with PFAS
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16 Apr 2020 | NC Policy Watch
New research shows very high levels of PFAS in construction and demolition landfill leachate (15,530 ppt), jeopardizing groundwater.
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DEQ rejects Chemours’ proposed GenX groundwater cleanup plan
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8 Apr 2020 | NC Policy Watch
DEQ received over 1,240 public comments on the plan, most of which denounced Chemours’ plan as insufficient to meet the needs of the community and the demands of the law.
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How long will it take to rid PFAS from private wells?
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7 Apr 2020 | North Carolina Health News
Figures from the state Department of Environmental Quality show that, as of mid-February, more than 2,500 homes in the contaminated area have qualified for water filtration systems provided by Chemours.
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CFPUA: Chemours’ corrective action plan falls short
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2 Apr 2020
“Overall, for the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on CFPUA for drinking water, we find this plan falls far short of the actions needed to meaningfully correct the damages done by Chemours and DuPont.”
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Chemours: Thermal oxidizer destroys PFAS by 99.99 percent
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30 Mar 2020 | WWAY
Testing was conducted by Chemours, and monitored by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality in January and February, following successful start-up of the thermal oxidizer in December of 2019.
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N.C. State receives $7.4 million grant to establish PFAS research center
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18 Mar 2020 | NC Health News
The center will expand on existing studies, including human exposure to PFAS in Wilmington and the Fayetteville area, and take a deeper look into getting rid of the chemicals.
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Evaluation of Maternal, Embryo, and Placental Effects in CD-1 Mice following Gestational Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) or Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (HFPO-DA or GenX).
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
GenX exposure leads to health harm regardless of shorter reported half-life.
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Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Cape Fear River Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) are associated with biomarkers of altered immune and liver function
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18 Feb 2020 | Environ Int
The elevated PFAS concentrations found in the striped bass indicated poor liver and immune system function.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Point-of-Use Residential Drinking Water Filters for Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
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12 Feb 2020 | Environ Sci Technol. Let.
PFAS removal efficiency was dependent on chain length, with long-chain PFASs (∼60–70% removal) being more efficiently removed than short-chain PFASs (∼40% removal).