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Minnesota county pushes EPA for help over PFAS-laden leachate entering Lake Superior
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27 May 2020 | Waste Dive
Surface water discharge shows PFAS, along with mercury, arsenic, lead, cyanide, and other contaminants.
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Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the coastal environment of Korea: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and bioaccumulation potential
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27 May 2020 | Chemosphere
Seawater was dominated by short-chained PFASs as a prompt reflection of regulation, while the sediment and bivalves were dominated by long-chained PFASs.
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Understanding and Managing the Potential By‐Products of PFAS Destruction
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26 May 2020 | Ground. Mon. & Rem.
Based on the available technologies relevant to PFAS destruction, complex aqueous solutions containing high concentrations of PFAS have the potential to generate either known short-chain PFAAs or other secondary effects on water quality.
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Michigan State launches new PFAS research center
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20 May 2020
The primary goals of the Center are to quantify exposure and risk for people, livestock, crops, fish and wildlife, to develop and test remediation strategies and technologies and to explore safer PFAS alternatives.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in blood of captive Siberian tigers in China: Occurrence and association with biochemical parameters
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19 May 2020 | Env Poll
Ten PFASs were detected in the blood of captive Siberian tigers, including PFOS alternative 6:2 Cl-PFESA, primarily from the consumption of PFAS-contaminated meat.
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Investigation of Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water, Sediment and Fish Tissue in New Jersey, USA
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19 May 2020 | Sci of Total Env
PFOS, PFDA, PFUnA, and PFDoA were the predominant PFAS detected in fish tissue with the highest levels downstream of a military facility.
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Federal grand jury wraps with no criminal charges for Chemours
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18 May 2020 | WRAL.com
The company said that, though the federal criminal case is no longer a threat, "it is not possible at this point to predict the timing, course, or outcome of all governmental and regulatory inquiries and notices and litigation."
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PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer?
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18 May 2020 | Environmental Health News
There are between 30 and 35 manufacturers of PFAS-free foams worldwide, marketing more than 100 PFAS-free foams. In January, Clean Production Action launched the first eco-label certification program for PFAS-free firefighting foams.
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Swapping CFCs for other chemicals may have led to contaminated food
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16 May 2020 | Brinkwire
A recent study emphasizes the importance of properly studying the replacement compounds to catch any problems before they can adversely impact human health and the environment.
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Ozone layer: Concern grows over threat from replacement chemicals
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14 May 2020 | BBC News
Canadian researchers, studying ice samples from the Arctic dating back to the 1990s, have found "dramatically" increasing levels of ozone replacements called short chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (scPFCAs).
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EPA devotes team to understanding PFAS
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14 May 2020 | Waste Today
The PFAS Innovative Treatment Team will concentrate its efforts on how to remove, destroy and test PFAS-contaminated media and waste.
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Long-term investigation on the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant in the Veneto Region, Italy
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12 May 2020 | Sci. of the Total Envir.
A granular activated carbon system was studied for five years in Italy to determine various PFAS breakthrough behaviors.
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In-situ Sequestration of Perfluoroalkyl Substances Using Polymer-Stabilized Powdered Activated Carbon
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12 May 2020 | ES&T
Experiments conducted in a model aquifer further demonstrated the potential for powdered activated carbon to be effective in situ treatment option for PFAS-impacted groundwater.
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An (Eco)Toxicity Life Cycle Impact Assessment Framework for Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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12 May 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Even at low levels, PFAS can still have significant life cycle effects.
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Uptake of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) by common home-grown vegetable plants and potential risks to human health
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11 May 2020
The daily intake rates of PFOS via vegetable consumption were found higher than the tolerable daily intake for children of age 2-6 years as per Food Standards Australia New Zealand.