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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).
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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).
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Study says water filters may not block some harmful compounds
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7 Feb 2020 | North Carolina Public Radio
While filters are an option, "the real goal should be control of PFAS contaminants at their source," said Detlef Knappe of N.C. State University.
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More PFAS questions, concerns in Brunswick
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22 Jan 2020 | Star News Online
Schools send bottled water to one site as county and water officials defend their current practices and future endeavors.
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What to do about pollution from “forever chemicals”?
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9 Jan 2020 | NC Policy Watch
The NC Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a maximum concentration of 70 ppt for PFOS and for PFOA in groundwater. This is the same level as recommended by the EPA.
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Researchers find high levels of PFAS chemicals in rainwater in United States
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18 Dec 2019 | The Weather Channel
Most of the samples had PFAS concentrations of less than 1 ng/l, or 1 ppt, but several were about 4 ng/l. The highest total concentration was nearly 5.5 ng/l in a sample from Massachusetts. For drinking water, some states have proposed setting the level at which some type of official action is required at 2 nanograms per liter.
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Metabolites Associated With Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Levels in an Ethnically Diverse Underserved At-Risk Rural Population
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25 Nov 2019 | Circulation
PFAS exposure associated with potential symptoms of cardiovascular disease in underserved communities.
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GenX protest at plant near Fayetteville on Oct. 26
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22 Oct 2019 | Fayetteville Observer
People angry about the GenX chemical contamination of water supplies south of Fayetteville plan to hold a protest at the Chemours Co. chemical plant.This will be held in conjunction with other protests at Chemours operations in Italy and Mexico.
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Judge asks for crash course in the science of PFAS chemicals
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4 Oct 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
A judge in South Carolina before embarking on a major “forever chemicals” case is asking to arrange a crash course.These types of ‘Science Days’ becoming more frequent in complex liability suits.
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New science on PFAS chemicals should mobilize our senators
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19 Sep 2019 | The Fayetteville Observer
A peer-reviewed study, published this month in the prestigious Chemical Engineeri Journal, found short-chain PFAS chemicals, like GenX, are more widely detected, more persistent, and more mobile than long-chain PFAS chemicals they were designed to replace--such as PFOA and PFOS... This is profound news considering PFAS chemical makers, like Chemours, continue to claim GenX and other short-chain PFAS are safer replacements.
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Chemours submits reports, PFAS reduction proposal
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29 Aug 2019 | Bladen Journal
There are seven recommended actions to be taken, four to be completed within two years and three that will take up to five years to complete.
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Duke study to determine source, effects of PFAS chemicals in Haw River
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4 Aug 2019 | The Fayetteville Observer
Researchers have identified and documented contamination in the town’s drinking water for decades, but there’s been little done about it and almost no outcry.