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Shaheen, Carper & Schumer Introduce Landmark Legislation to Fund PFAS Cleanup
Policy
17 Mar 2020
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation with Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to help communities combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and exposure in drinking water and groundwater.
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Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement
Science
2 Mar 2020 | Environmental Health
33 scientists wrote a peer-reviewed consensus statement highlighting toxic chemicals in food packaging and recommended improvements to protect human health.
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U.S. Department of Defense-Funded Fate and Transport Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Aqueous Film-Forming Foam-Impacted Sites
Science
26 Feb 2020 | Environ. Tox. and Chem.
This article summarizes much of the work the U.S. Department of Defense has conducted over PFAS fate and transport and their overarching conclusions to date.
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Field Sampling Materials Unlikely Source of Contamination for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Field Samples
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Sci. & Tech. Let.
Sixty-six common materials used to sample and analyze for PFAS were found not to be a significant source of PFAS contamination in field samples.
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Evaluating perfluorooctanesulfonate oxidation in permanganate systems
Science
18 Feb 2020 | Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res.
The addition of salts may have application for collecting or concentrating PFOS and other PFAS in a remediation or water treatment strategy.
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Water update: PFAS and the cost of cleanup
News
13 Feb 2020 | Fullerton Observer)
The board hopes to recover the cost of cleanup through legal means as well as grant funding. The California Attorney General may sue Dupont.
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Study says water filters may not block some harmful compounds
News
7 Feb 2020 | North Carolina Public Radio
While filters are an option, "the real goal should be control of PFAS contaminants at their source," said Detlef Knappe of N.C. State University.
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Advanced Treatment Technologies Efficacies and Mechanism of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Proc. Safety and Environ. Prot.
PFAS removal efficacy and mechanisms through advanced technologies are reviewed.
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Treatment train approaches for the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A critical review
Science
7 Jan 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
After a review of 150 scientific articles, researchers propose a multistep process to maximize PFAS remediation.
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Formation of perfluorocarboxylic acids from 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS) in landfill leachate: Role of microbial communities
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Bacteria found to break long-chain PFAS down into short-chains in a matter of days.
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Food Safety Concerns: Crop Breeding as a Potential Strategy to Address Issues Associated with the Recently Lowered Reference Doses for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane sulfonate
Science
26 Dec 2019 | J Agric Food Chem.
A review of agricultural crops that are not prone to accumulate PFOA and PFOS, including their specific identification and traits, to help decrease PFAS levels in humans.
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DuPont made billions polluting tap water with PFAS; will now make more cleaning it up
News
12 Dec 2019 | EWG News
DuPont announced on Wednesday it will purchase Desalitech Ltd., a manufacturer of closed-circuit reverse osmosis technology. Reverse osmosis is one of the most expensive water filter technologies on the market, but it can remove many fluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS.
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Michigan woman wonders if PFAS caused her family’s cancers
News
5 Dec 2019 | MLive
She wonders if PFAS played a role in her husband’s death from kidney cancer. And if it contributed to her battle with thyroid cancer.
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Wastewater sources of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals in four Canadian Arctic communities
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Wastewater was determined to be a significant source of PFAS in the arctic, potentially polluting nearby water sources.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially available biosolid-based products: The effect of treatment processes
Science
26 Nov 2019 | Water Environ Res.
Commercial biosolid treatment processes found not to decrease the amount of PFAS in waste.