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Long Island Group Releases Map of PFAS Chemical Use in NY, Demands Federal Clean-Up
News
10 Nov 2021 | WBFO NPR
The map shows where PFAS are being used at industrial facilities across the state.
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As the EPA pursues PFAS standards, industry and residents are at odds over state regulation
Policy
9 Nov 2021
Wisconsin residents affected by PFAS contamination say the Biden administration’s recently announced strategy to address harmful forever chemicals doesn’t go far enough and highlights the need for state standards.
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3M Fails to Overturn Regulators’ Shutdown of PFAS Production in Belgium
News
9 Nov 2021 | Star Tribune
In Belgium, PFAS contamination involves both the old PFOS and failure to disclose releases of newer-generation substances in the family.
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3M PFAS Production Shut Down in Belgium By Environmental Regulators
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Star Tribune
It appears to be the first time any regulator globally has moved to stop production of PFAS.
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People Exposed To PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan As Too Little, Too Late
News
27 Oct 2021 | The Intercept
"It is now 20 years later, and we are still waiting for them to actually do it, as opposed to announcing plans to do it years in the future.”
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Why Is the Biodegradation of Polyfluorinated Compounds So Rare?
Science
27 Oct 2021 | mSphere
This Perspective highlights the microbiological reasons why polyfluorinated compounds resist metabolism.
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As the EPA pursues PFAS standards, industry and residents are at odds over state regulation
News
26 Oct 2021 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin residents affected by PFAS contamination say the Biden administration’s recently announced strategy to address harmful forever chemicals doesn’t go far enough and highlights the need for state standards.
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‘This Stuff Won’t Go Away’: PFAS Chemicals Contaminate Wisconsin’s Waterways and Soil
News
22 Oct 2021 | The Guardian
As municipalities and residents wrestle with the water crisis, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature has killed legislation and blocked funding meant to address the problem.
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3M Paying $99M To Settle PFAS Lawsuits in Alabama
News
19 Oct 2021 | Star Tribune
The settlement agreement ends years of contentious litigation over groundwater contamination near 3M's PFAS factory in Decatur, Ala.
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Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Microb Biotechnol
This review discusses the underlying reasons why microbial degradation of heavily fluorinated compounds is rare.
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An integrated approach for chemical water quality assessment of an urban river stretch through Effect-Based Methods and emerging pollutants analysis with a focus on genotoxicity
Science
28 Sep 2021 | J Environ Manage
Chemical analyses confirmed that in the aquatic ecosystems there is a diffuse presence, even at low concentrations, of PFAS.
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Evaluation, optimization, and application of three independent suspect screening workflows for the characterization of PFASs in water
Science
28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Computational methods were combined to better evaluate the presence and consequence of PFAS in water.
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Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century
Science
21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Six urgent questions relevant to science, technology, and policy were proposed to aid in addressing the -- PFAS problem.
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Membrane-based technologies for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal from water: Removal mechanisms, applications, challenges and perspectives
Science
21 Sep 2021 | Environ Int
Here we critically review and analyze the current state-of-the-art of membrane-based techniques for PFASs removal, including direct membrane filtrations, adsorption-based membranes, and hybrid membrane processes.
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Keating: Air Force Agrees to Pay For PFAS Cleanups in Mashpee and Falmouth Wells
News
17 Sep 2021 | Cape Cod Times
Voters authorized $8.4 million to design, manufacture and install PFAS filters.