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S.3662 - Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
Policy
16 Feb 2022
An amendment was introduced titled "Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act" onto SB 3662.
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Firefighters file multiple lawsuits over PFAS in gear, foam
News
16 Feb 2022 | Bloomberg Law News
A group of 19 firefighters in Massachusetts and New York allege in two separate lawsuits that 3M and 23 other companies knowingly made and sold products containing “forever chemicals” that placed the plaintiffs’ health at risk.
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Insights into the effects of salinity on the sorption and desorption of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on marine sediments
Science
16 Feb 2022 | Environ Pollut
The desorption rate of PFAS from marine sediment decreases with increased perfluorocarbon chain length of PFAS and increased sediment salinity.
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Milliken & Company to eliminate PFAS from textile finishes, fibers
News
15 Feb 2022 | Furniture Today
Global manufacturer Milliken & Company has set a goal to eradicate all PFAS substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from its textile finishes and fibers portfolio.
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New York PFAS Products Bill Has Broad Implications
Policy
15 Feb 2022
A New York PFAS products bill aims to mimic the Maine law and implement a ban on intentionally added PFAS in products manufactured in New York.
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Sulfonamide functional head on short-chain perfluorinated substance drives developmental toxicity
Science
15 Feb 2022 | iScience
FBSA significantly disrupted normal gene expression in a human model species while other short-chain PFAS induced changes in larval behavior.
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Human exposure to F-53B in China and the evaluation of its potential toxicity: An overview
Science
15 Feb 2022 | Environ Int
A review of a novel PFAS demonstrated hepatotoxicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive, and developmental toxicity, and suggested further research given the extreme biopersistence of F-53B.
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Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human placental tissues and associations with birth outcomes
Science
15 Feb 2022 | Chemosphere
All tested placenta samples contained detectable PFAS, including PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFDA in >96% samples, and placental PFOS was associated with lower birth weight for in male infants and higher birth weight in female infants.
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Noise-Reduced Quantitative Fluorine NMR Spectroscopy Reveals the Presence of Additional Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Environmental and Biological Samples When Compared with Routine Mass Spectrometry Methods
Science
15 Feb 2022 | Anal Chem
Novel techniques were applied to increase the sensitivity of fluorine NMR such that more PFAS were found in aqueous samples compared to traditional LC-MS methods, suggesting NMR as a simple and accurate tool to measure total organic fluorine.
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Study finds tributaries play significant role in Great Lakes PFAS loading
News
14 Feb 2022 | University of Wisconsin-Madison
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have demonstrated that tributary rivers feeding Lake Michigan play an important role in bringing the human-made group of chemicals known as PFAS, to the Great Lakes system.
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New Hampshire town polluted with PFAS has elevated cancer rates
News
14 Feb 2022 | The Intercept
Residents of a New Hampshire town where drinking water was contaminated with the industrial compounds known as PFAS have elevated rates of several cancers compared to the national average and compared to several nearby communities that were not contaminated with the chemicals, according to a study published today.
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Fire Test Performance of Eleven PFAS-Free Class B Firefighting Foams Varying Fuels, Admixture, Water Types and Foam Generation Techniques
Science
14 Feb 2022 | Fire Tech.
PFAS-free firefighting foams were found to meet performance requirements depending on the foam generation technique and the type of fuel or water on which the foams were applied.
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How ‘forever chemicals’ are using marine life to travel the world by sea
News
14 Feb 2022 | The Guardian
PFAS could become the PCBs of the future.
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Mahwah, NJ resident files class-action lawsuit over water contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
News
10 Feb 2022 | NorthJersey.com
The suit seeks compensation for "all New Jersey citizens" who received the Jan. 13 letter from the township's Water Department advising residents of elevated PFOS levels in their drinking water.
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The military is looking for PFAS pollution at N.C. bases, but cleaning it up will take decades
News
9 Feb 2022 | North Carolina Public Radio
The Department of Defense is testing hundreds of military sites around the country, including dozens in North Carolina, for contamination from PFAS.