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An integrated assessment of ecological and human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through toxicity prediction approaches
Science
18 Sep 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS and PFOA are the most prevalent PFAS in surface water and in humans, and modeling indicates that they result in endocrine disruption and multi-generational behavioral effects.
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Community calls on Department of Defence to expand PFAS testing zone in Richmond
News
11 Sep 2023 | ABC News
The Richmond RAAF base lies about a kilometre away from her house, however, she said she was not informed that toxic PFAS chemicals had leached from the site into nearby properties before she bought the home.
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‘This is taking too long’: California community awaits cleanup of PFAS-contaminated wells
News
5 Aug 2023 | Los Angeles Times
In June of last year, she was notified that her well was contaminated with high levels of harmful PFAS chemicals from the firefighting foam used during drills.
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Japan's DIC makes chip materials without PFAS compounds
News
31 Jul 2023 | Nikkei Asia
Ink maker to supply alternatives as the ban on 'forever chemicals' looms in Europe.
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New study finds harmful forever chemicals in seemingly ‘green’ products: ‘I would not consider that biodegradable’
News
29 Jul 2023 | Yahoo News
But a recent study revealed that these biodegradable alternatives might not be as environmentally friendly as they appear.
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Maine among 22 states to oppose $10.3 billion deal over PFAS in drinking water
News
27 Jul 2023 | Portland Press Herald
In a court filing, the attorneys general said it would force nearly all public water providers nationwide to participate unless they withdraw individually – even those that haven't filed suits or tested for PFAS.
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[Podcast] Forever chemicals are in Canadians’ air, water and blood
News
24 Jul 2023 | CBS News Front Burner Podcast
Miriam Diamond, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment talks on CBS News Front Burner podcast about why “forever chemicals are seemingly everywhere, what can be done about them, and why it’s taken so long for the government to act.”
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Dingell Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Remove PFAS from Firefighter Gear
Policy
20 Jul 2023
Bipartisan Congresspeople introduced The Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act (PFAS Alternatives Act), to support development of next-generation PFAS-free turnout gear for firefighters and better protect firefighters from the dangers of their work.
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[Editorial] Innovate beyond PFAS
Science
20 Jul 2023 | Science
Scheringer argues that persistence should be seen as a part of chemical hazards and that the current overuse of PFAS is detrimental to sustainability and a roadblock to innovation.
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EPA Releases New Framework Addressing New PFAS And New Uses Of PFAS In The Market
Policy
18 Jul 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced a new framework that will impact manufacturers across the country.
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Effective communications strategies to increase the impact of environmental health research
Science
18 Jul 2023 | Environ Health
Among peer-reviewed papers with a press release, media attention was associated with better abstract and press release readability, and scholarly citations were associated with media attention, the presence of a press release, and open-access status. Recommendations are also provided for authors to increase the reach and impact of future papers.
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‘Forever Chemical’ Lawsuits Could Ultimately Eclipse the Big Tobacco Settlement
News
13 Jul 2023 | TIME
So far, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and 3M have paid a total of nearly $11.5 billion in damages for PFAS contamination. But that number could grow considerably, even exceeding the more than $200 billion paid by Big Tobacco in the 1990s.
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The Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay as a Forensic Tool for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Source Apportionment
Science
5 Jul 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Researchers created a model for allocating the sources of PFAS contamination using a more comprehensive detection method.
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The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science
Science
1 Jun 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The lack of transparency in industry-driven research on industrial chemicals, including industry strategies to suppress critical science, has significant legal, political, and public health consequences.
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[Report] PFAS in Paints: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Paints
Science
31 May 2023 | HBN
Healthy Building Network tested 94 paints and found that approximately half tested positive for fluorine, a marker of PFAS.