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Looking to avoid toxic 'forever' chemicals? Here's your best chance of doing so.
News
7 Jun 2024 | USA TODAY
It may also be wise to avoid beauty or cookware products that are advertised as being waterproof, greaseproof, or nonsticking if they aren't specifically labeled as PFAS-free.
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After progress on PFAS bills this session, Merrimack reps promise, ‘We’ll be back’
Policy
6 Jun 2024
“The goal is to stop the source,” said Rep. Nancy Murphy, a Merrimack Democrat who sponsored several PFAS-related bills. “And that’s our intent, and we’re not gonna stop until we do that.”
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Texas Farmers Sue EPA for Alleged Inaction on Forever Chemicals
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6 Jun 2024 | Bloomberg Law
The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, says the Environmental Protection Agency’s inaction allowed PFAS from sewage sludge fertilizers to contaminate farmlands, livestock, crops, and water supplies.
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Maine's biggest water district sues over so-called forever chemicals
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6 Jun 2024 | Associated Press
The Portland Water District lawsuit comes as the cost of the disposal of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge has doubled from $1.6 million to $3.2 million over the last three years.
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Mullumbimby residents warned about eating homegrown produce after PFAS chemicals detected
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6 Jun 2024 | ABC News
People living in parts of Mullumbimby, Australia, in the Byron Shire hinterland are being warned to avoid using groundwater or harvesting homegrown fruit and vegetables after PFAS chemicals were detected.
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Association of co-exposure to organophosphate esters and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and mixture with cardiovascular-kidney-liver-metabolic biomarkers among Chinese adults
Science
4 Jun 2024 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Exposure to common environmental contaminants like organophosphate esters and PFAS, especially PFHxS and PFNA, is associated with disruptions in liver function and cholesterol levels, suggesting potential risks for chronic diseases due to their widespread presence in the human body.
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Developmental perfluorooctane sulfonic acid exposure exacerbates house dust mite induced allergic responses in adult mice
Science
4 Jun 2024 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS not only disrupts lung development and increases asthma risk in mice, but also exacerbates allergic inflammation caused by house dust mites, particularly in females, underscoring potential sex-dependent health risks from PFOS exposure.
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Non-targeted analysis of per-and polyfluorinated substances in consumer food packaging
Science
3 Jun 2024 | Chemosphere
A non-targeted workflow utilizing high-resolution mass spectrometry successfully detected previously unknown PFAS compounds in diverse consumer food packaging samples, revealing the presence of several compounds and emphasizing the prevalence of both emerging and legacy PFAS in food packaging materials.
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The bioaccumulation and ecotoxicity of co-exposure of per(poly)fluoroalkyl substances and polystyrene microplastics to Eichhornia crassipes
Science
3 Jun 2024 | Water Res
Gen X and F-53B, used as alternatives to PFOA and PFOS, respectively, show significant bioaccumulation and eco-environmental risks, especially when co-exposed with polystyrene microplastics, which increase their bioavailability and toxicity to the aquatic plant Eichhornia crassipes.
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PEER Files Request for Correction Regarding Verification Analysis for PFAS in Pesticide Products
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31 May 2024 | The National Law Review
According to PEER, “[i]n an effort to protect its reputation,” EPA issued false statements that the pesticides it tested contained no detectable PFAS.
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Exogenous factors associated with legacy PFAS concentrations in the general US population: NHANES 1999-2018
Science
31 May 2024 | Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics
Understanding the factors that influence individual levels of PFAS chemicals, such as demographic and lifestyle characteristics, can help tailor legislation and interventions to reduce exposure and protect at-risk groups, as shown by this study analyzing data from nearly 15,000 people across the U.S.
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New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution
Policy
30 May 2024
The bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress.
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Research funded to see whether mushrooms can remediate PFAS
News
29 May 2024 | Michigan Public
A National Science Foundation grant of $275 thousand will help the Marquette company Myconaut see if one of the oldest lifeforms on earth and the newest computer technology can combine to get rid of PFAS pollution.
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North Yorkshire town has UK’s highest concentration of ‘forever chemicals’
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28 May 2024 | The Guardian
The market town of Bentham, which is home to 3,000 people and set on the banks of the River Wenning, is also home to the Angus International Safety Group – locally known as Angus Fire – which, since the 1970s, has been producing firefighting foams containing PFAS at a factory near the town centre.
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EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides
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28 May 2024 | The Guardian
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges.