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State officials update progress on 1,4-dioxane, PFAS regulations
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3 Apr 2024 | WRAL News
State regulators with the NC Department of Environmental Quality said the EPA is expected to finalize drinking water standards in the coming month for "forever chemicals," which will influence the agency's progress on regulations for contaminants in drinking water.
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PFAS Drinking Water Rule Clears White House: Let the Litigation Begin
Policy
1 Apr 2024
As we have previously predicted, we expect immediate and numerous lawsuits from various groups challenging the PFAS drinking water regulation.
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As WA tackles PFAS pollution, some worry about ‘piecemeal’ approach
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26 Mar 2024 | Seattle Times
State-mandated testing revealed a San Juan Island community was drinking toxic water. But who is responsible for paying for a new water source?
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70 million Americans drink water from systems reporting PFAS to EPA. Is yours on our map?
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22 Mar 2024 | USA Today
At least 70 million Americans get their water from a system where toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" were found at levels that require reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Crowdsourcing citizens for statewide mapping of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Florida drinking water
Science
22 Mar 2024 | Sci Total Environ
This study examined 448 drinking water samples collected from taps across Florida, revealing PFAS concentrations ranging from non-detectable to 219 ng/L, with a median of 2.90 ng/L and a mean of 14.06 ng/L, providing crucial baseline data for monitoring and the opportunity to educate impacted communities in water quality issues.
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Retention of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances by syringe filters
Science
19 Mar 2024 | Environ. Chem. Lett.
Researchers found that all tested filters commonly used in water analysis retained PFAS, with glass-fiber cellulose acetate filters showing the lowest retention, and discussed factors influencing PFAS retention as well as alternative pretreatment methods.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Risks in US Carceral Facilities
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15 Mar 2024 | AJPH
To evaluate the risk of exposure to PFAS among the US incarcerated population, this study analyzed the geographic proximity of carceral facilities to known or likely PFAS contamination sites, finding that 5% of facilities are located within the same watershed boundaries as PFAS contamination sources, with implications for health inequities and the need for environmental monitoring in prisons.
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Frustrated Greenwich residents say not enough being done to fix toxic PFAS chemicals in water supply
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22 Feb 2024 | Greenwich Time
Residents say they are frustrated by what they see as the town's piecemeal and convoluted approach to water testing and contamination, and many of them said so during a recent presentation on regulation and prohibition of toxic chemicals in the water supply.
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PFAS Promotes Disinfection Byproduct Formation Through Triggering Particle-bound Organic Matter Release in Drinking Water Pipes
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21 Feb 2024 | Water Research
Trace PFAS in drinking water can trigger particles to release organic matter, which are precursors for disinfection byproduct formation, suggesting that water utilities should further explore the roles of loose deposit particles in drinking water.
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2 Republican legislators push to set standards for PFAS in groundwater
Policy
20 Feb 2024
A newly proposed bill could give the Department of Natural Resources the green light to move forward with setting groundwater standards for "forever chemicals," despite the high cost of implementation.
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Federal court finalizes $1.2B ‘forever chemicals’ settlement involving major firms
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8 Feb 2024 | The Hill
Per the terms of the settlement, DuPont de Nemours, as well as spinoff firms Chemours and Corteva will collectively establish a $1.18 billion fund for public water systems that have been contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, at any level.
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[Report] Guide to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sampling within Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
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8 Feb 2024 | USGS
This guide aims to provide fundamental concepts and considerations involved with environmental sampling for PFAS during site assessments.
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The Cost of Freeing Drinking Water from ‘Forever Chemicals’
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15 Jan 2024 | Undark
The U.S. EPA's upcoming standard setting a maximum contaminant level of 4 parts per trillion for PFAS in drinking water is prompting utilities like the Greater Augusta Utility District in Maine to gear up for costly updates, raising concerns about the effectiveness, health impacts, and economic burden of the stringent regulation.
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House Resolution Would Push Accountability For Saint-Gobain’s PFAS Pollution
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12 Jan 2024 | InDepthNH.org
The resolution as written calls for compensation from Saint-Gobain to pay for PFAS-related injuries and treatment, for water and soil to be cleaned.
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‘I’ve been drinking poison for 30 years’: West Plains residents reckon with slow-moving PFAS cleanup
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31 Dec 2023 | The Columbian
“My emotions have been on a roller coaster for the last couple of months. Anger. Disappointment. Verging on heartbreak,” Danner said in a mid-December interview. “I’ve been drinking poison for 30 years and there’s nothing going to be done about it anytime soon.”