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Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical
Policy
23 Mar 2023
Watchdog finds PFBS toxicity value was altered in 2021 report, as scientists say episode part of ‘larger rot at the agency.'
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PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites
Science
23 Mar 2023 | ESEU
The authors of this review conclude that substituting individual PFAS recognized as hazardous with other possibly equally hazardous PFAS with virtually unknown chronic toxicity should not be a solution.
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ECHA seeks input on proposed PFAS restriction
Policy
22 Mar 2023
The European Chemicals Agency invites interested parties to send in scientific and technical information on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by 25 September 2023.
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Brands worth more than €130 billion want the EU to ban PFAS chemicals
News
22 Mar 2023 | ChemSec
Many companies are taking a stand against PFAS chemicals as the EU invites the public to give its opinions on the proposed ban on these harmful chemicals.
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Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule
News
22 Mar 2023 | Roll Call
Water utility groups estimated the national cost for treatment systems would exceed $3.8 billion a year.
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A review of cardiovascular effects and underlying mechanisms of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
22 Mar 2023 | Arch Toxicol
Various emerging alternatives to legacy PFAS also play increasingly prominent toxic roles in heart and circulation health that are milder, similar to, or more severe than legacy PFAS.
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The unheeded inherent connections and overlap between microplastics and poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances: A comprehensive review
Science
22 Mar 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
The combined toxicity of microplastics and PFAS usually results in greater health harm, with some compounds being recognized as both microplastics and PFAS.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: using comparative medicine to understand exposure and adverse health outcomes in people and their pets
Science
22 Mar 2023 | AVMA
Research suggests that soon the tools to effectively use dogs and cats as predictors of human exposure to PFAS will be available, ultimately protecting the lives of children and animals who live in the same household.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report
Policy
20 Mar 2023
The NDAA for FY 2021 directs the PFAS ST to identify all currently Federally-funded PFAS research and development; to identify scientific and technological challenges that must be addressed to understand and to significantly reduce the environmental and human health impacts of PFAS.
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Firefighter union sues Mass. group over toxic chemicals in protective gear
News
20 Mar 2023 | wbur
The International Association of Fire Fighters is suing the Massachusetts-based group that sets national standards for firefighters' protective gear.
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EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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20 Mar 2023 | AP
The EPA on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Deserve Far More EPA Scrutiny
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18 Mar 2023 | Bloomberg
Compounds known as PFAS linger in our water, our soil — even our bodies. And manufacturers don’t have to prove they’re safe.
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Assessing the environmental occurrence of the anthropogenic contaminant trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)
Science
17 Mar 2023 | Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem.
This review summarizes current knowledge on trifluoroacetic acid, most notably its substantial increases in environmental samples over the past few decades.
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How PFAS were cleverly rebranded as ‘forever chemicals’
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17 Mar 2023 | Fast Company
PFAS have been around for decades, but being branded ‘forever chemicals’ helped make knowledge about them more mainstream.
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How the US will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from its drinking water
News
17 Mar 2023 | Nature
The EPA has proposed a strict PFAS limit, but it will take money and innovative technologies to implement the plan.