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EPA Awards Nearly $750,000 in Funding to Research PFAS Exposure Pathways
Policy
28 Oct 2022
The U.S. EPA announced $748,180 in research grant funding to three institutions for research to improve our understanding of how people are exposed to PFAS in several communities throughout the country.
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PFAS found in school uniforms
News
28 Oct 2022 | FOX6 News Milwaukee
As Consumer Reports explains, the fabric of some school uniforms could be loaded with what’s called "forever chemicals."
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What do we know about the production and release of persistent organic pollutants in the global environment?
Science
26 Oct 2022 | Environ. Sci. Adv.
The U.S. has the highest cumulative environmental releases of PFOS, whereas Europe has the highest cumulative environmental releases of PFOA.
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[AAAS Webinar] Listing PFAS under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Events
25 Oct 2022
During this public, virtual event hosted by the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues, the panelists will discuss CERCLA, the significance of listing PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances, and the process the U.S. EPA has outlined for finalizing the rule.
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Maternal Offloading of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Eggs by Lake Michigan Salmonids
Science
25 Oct 2022 | ES&T
Salmon can bioaccumulate and offload PFAS to embryos, which has implications for embryo health, egg predation by wildlife, and ultimately human exposure.
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PFAS and Precursor Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Recreational Fish: Implications for Fish Advisories
Science
24 Oct 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS precursors were found to have higher bioaccumulation potentials than PFAS commonly considered in regulatory efforts, suggesting that more comprehensive fish advisories are needed to prevent human exposures.
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Exposure to environmental toxins may be root of rise in neurological disorders
News
23 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Doctors warn exposure to omnipresent yet poorly understood chemicals such as microplastics and PFAS could play a role in dementia.
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Shaheen Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS
Policy
21 Oct 2022
In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by PFAS exposure, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) to introduce the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act.
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[Commentary] Improving governance of “forever chemicals” in the US and beyond
Science
21 Oct 2022 | One Earth
Dramatically reducing PFAS production, use, and exposure requires innovative governance interventions, proactive and conscientious business actions, and scientific advances that defy disciplinary boundaries, all guided by the voices, experiences, and needs of impacted communities.
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River
News
20 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
North Carolina reptiles showed extremely high levels of PFAS compounds and markers of immune disease in their blood.
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Blood Concentrations of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are Associated with Autoimmune-like Effects in American Alligators from Wilmington, North Carolina
Science
20 Oct 2022 | Frontiers in Toxicology
PFAS was found to broadly alter immune activities resulting in autoimmune-like diseases in American alligators.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and associations with neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration: A birth cohort study
Science
20 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere
Higher concentrations of prenatal PFBS was associated with lower developmental hormone concentrations in newborns.
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Lack of ‘forever chemicals’ testing could be leaving most victims in the dark
News
19 Oct 2022 | The Hill
Sandy Wynn-Stelt had thought her Michigan home was across the street from a Christmas tree farm, but she said in a lawsuit settled earlier this year that it was actually a toxic dump that contaminated her water.
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DuPont, Chemours, 3M Sued by N.C. Attorney General Over PFAS
News
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
DuPont de Nemours Inc., the Chemours Co., and 3M Co. are among more than a dozen companies that produced firefighting foam with “forever chemicals” while knowing their connection to human health harms, according to complaints from the North Carolina attorney general.
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Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom
News
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
The World Health Organization’s views on the risks of PFAS are fanning disputes about a draft EPA rule the White House is reviewing to set enforceable limits on two “forever chemicals” in drinking water.