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• State officials release results of Alpena PFAS retesting

  News

  13 Apr 2020 | UpNorthLive

  Two of the 19 wells tested had results above the proposed state drinking water limits. Water filters have been offered to homeowners with PFAS detections.

• Reps. Kildee, Fitzpatrick Push PFAS Priorities for 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

  Policy

  3 Apr 2020

  U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced their priorities for the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which include requiring the EPA to create drinking water standards and listing PFOA and PFOS under both the Clean Water Act and the CERCLA Act.

• Northeast Conference on the Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment

  Events

  31 Mar 2020

  NEWMOA, in collaboration with others, has organized a conference to ensure that action to address PFAS contamination is informed by the most current and reliable science. There is also an open call for conference presenters, posters, and sponsors.

• [Op-ed] Hazardous chemicals and government silence — a dangerous mix

  News

  26 Mar 2020 | The Hill

  Imagine this: More than six million Americans have drinking water that is poisoned by a group of closely related chemicals.

• Public Health Assessment of and Response to Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Drinking Water, Bennington, Vermont

  Science

  23 Mar 2020 | J of Environ. H.

  The public health measures taken in response to PFOA contamination are reviewed as potential actions to future PFAS pollution.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.