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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and sleep health in U.S. adults, NHANES 2005-2014
Science
6 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
No indications were found that exposure to four legacy PFAS compounds has a detrimental impact on the self-reported sleep quality of U.S. adults.
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Dermal bioaccessibility of perfluoroalkyl substances from household dust; influence of topically applied cosmetics
Science
6 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
In vitro testing revealed that dermal contact with dust may be an important exposure pathway for many PFAS, and that personal care products like sunscreen and moisturizer may change how the body is exposed to PFAS through the skin.
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3M’s Revised PFAS Settlement Includes Atypical Liability Terms
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5 Sep 2023 | Bloomberg Law
An unusual provision states and the 3M Co. negotiated in a revised multibillion-dollar PFAS settlement limits some future liability that water utilities and the company could face, a notable change with more litigation over the chemicals likely, attorneys say.
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Florida City Becomes Key Player in "Forever Chemicals" Fight
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5 Sep 2023 | Fox
Dave Peters took pride in supplying the residents of Stuart, Florida with award-winning drinking water. The former public works director says he clearly remembers one evening back in 2016 when the city’s living "nightmare" began.
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NH Delegation Welcomes $7.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Drinking Water Systems in New Hampshire
Policy
5 Sep 2023
U.S. Congresspeople Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is receiving $7,640,000 in fiscal year 2023 bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS.
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3M faces further legal battles after earplugs, PFAS settlements
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5 Sep 2023 | Yahoo!Finance
3M Company settled a lawsuit over faulty earplugs sold to the U.S. military for $6 billion, but that still may not be the end of the company's legal troubles.
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PFAS water contamination in schools forces thousands of children to steer clear of fountains and rely on bottled water
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5 Sep 2023 | DailyMail.com
A PFAS contamination crisis in school drinking water has forced dozens of classrooms nationwide to quietly switch to bottled water.
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Pharma, agri companies face threat of EU ban on some ‘forever chemicals’
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4 Sep 2023 | POLITICO
A draft opinion is likely to spook the billion-dollar industries, which rely heavily on the chemicals.
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FLUOROS 2023
Events
31 Aug 2023
An International Symposium on PFAS in Idstein, Germany.
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Comparative study of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal from landfill leachate
Science
31 Aug 2023 | Chemosphere
Foam fractionation and anion exchange resin treatment were the most cost-effective methods for removing >90% of PFOA and PFOS, while nanofiltration was the only method practical for short-chain PFAS removal.
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First observations of a potential association between accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the central nervous system and markers of Alzheimer's disease
Science
31 Aug 2023 | J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
PFAS accumulation in the central nervous system was potentially linked to clinical and biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease.
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3M's $10.3 billion PFAS settlement gets preliminary approval
News
30 Aug 2023 | Reuters
3M on Tuesday secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals, less than a day after a group of 22 U.S. states and territories dropped their objections to the deal.
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Prenatal exposures to mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals and sex-specific associations with children's BMI and overweight at 5.5 years of age in the SELMA study
Science
30 Aug 2023 | Environ Int
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of endocrine-disrupting chemicals was associated with lower BMI in only young girls, with chemicals of concern including phthalates, bisphenols, plasticizers, PAHs, and PFNA.
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Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Discovered in Cattle Exposed to AFFF-Impacted Groundwater
Science
30 Aug 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
The results suggest that targeting only the major PFAS analytes in bovine serum of AFFF-exposed mammals likely underestimates the toxicological risks associated with their exposure.
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Association between a Mixture of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Inflammatory Biomarkers in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort
Science
30 Aug 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal PFAS exposure is associated with an increase in multiple inflammatory biomarkers that may contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, premature labor, and fetal growth restriction.