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Foam Transition: Is it as simple as "foam out/foam in"?
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5 Jun 2020 | The Catalyst
As an increasing number of drinking water supplies are discovered to be impacted with PFASs above levels deemed to be safe, numerous impacted communities are instigating litigation against end users and manufacturers of aqueous film forming foams and fluoroprotein foams.
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The Effects of Soil Organic Carbon Content on Plant Uptake of Soil PFAAs and its Potential Regulatory Implications
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2 Jun 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
Modeling shows that the bioconcentration of PFAS in crops surpasses USEPA PFAS reference limits, indicating potential health harm.
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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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Uptake of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) by common home-grown vegetable plants and potential risks to human health
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11 May 2020
The daily intake rates of PFOS via vegetable consumption were found higher than the tolerable daily intake for children of age 2-6 years as per Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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Fluoride‐selective electrode as a tool to evaluate the degradation of PFAS in groundwater: A bench‐scale investigation
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27 Apr 2020 | Groundwater Mon. & Rem.
The use of a fluoride‐selective electrode to test for the presence of fluorine in groundwater was found to be a quick but inaccurate tool for the application at field sites.
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EPA is abandoning those suffering from toxic PFAS pollution
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26 Apr 2020 | The Hill
A year ago, the EPA promised Congress that, after years of stalling, it would finally move forward on regulation of two notorious ‘forever chemicals,’ PFOA and PFOS. The notice that eventually appeared in the Federal Register on March 10, 2020, however, is not a regulation; it is merely a proposal to consider regulation.
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ITRC releases PFAS technical and regulatory guidance document
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15 Apr 2020 | Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council
The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council published a guidance document that provides an in-depth analysis of the complex world of PFAS.
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Sewage sludge spreading leads to farm groundwater PFAS contamination
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12 Apr 2020 | VT Digger
Current biosolids standards do not address the thousands of chemicals that now show up in human waste, like pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
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Trace level analyses of selected perfluoroalkyl acids in food: Method development and data generation
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7 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.
All 53 food items from the Swedish market and developing countries were found to contain PFOA and PFOS, while 76% also contained PFHxS.
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Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a farmland environment: Soil distribution and biomonitoring with plant leaves and locusts
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7 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.
Lipid and protein levels were found to be good predictors of PFAS in poplar leaves and locusts.
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Bioavailability and bioaccumulation of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate, 6:2 chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonates and perfluorophosphinates in a soil-plant system
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7 Apr 2020 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Novel PFASs with higher hydrophobicity were more easily held in the soil and plant shoots.
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Environmental contamination and human exposure to PFASs near a fluorochemical production plant: Review of historic and current PFOA and GenX contamination in the Netherlands
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3 Mar 2020 | Environ Int
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of PFOA and GenX contamination close to point sources in the Netherlands.
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Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement
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2 Mar 2020 | Environmental Health
33 scientists wrote a peer-reviewed consensus statement highlighting toxic chemicals in food packaging and recommended improvements to protect human health.
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U.S. Department of Defense-Funded Fate and Transport Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Aqueous Film-Forming Foam-Impacted Sites
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26 Feb 2020 | Environ. Tox. and Chem.
This article summarizes much of the work the U.S. Department of Defense has conducted over PFAS fate and transport and their overarching conclusions to date.
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Dietary characteristics associated with plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among adults with pre-diabetes: Cross-sectional results from the Diabetes Prevention Program Trial
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26 Feb 2020 | Environ Int
Consuming omega-3 rich fish was associated with lower plasma concentrations of some PFAS.