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FDA Finds PFAS in Fish Sticks, Tuna and Protein Powder
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30 Aug 2021 | Indiana Environmental Reporter
Fish sticks tested positive for PFOS and PFNA, canned tuna tested positive for PFOS and PFDA and protein powder tested positive for PFOS.
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Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA): No high-level accumulation in human lung and kidney tissue
Science
30 Aug 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Contrary to previous findings, analysis of short-chain PFAS in human lungs and kidney indicates PFBA is not likely to accumulate in these tissues.
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PFAS State Snapshot: California PFAS Regulation
News
27 Aug 2021 | JD Supra
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has proposed public health goals of 0.007 ppt for PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS in drinking water.
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Pittsboro Leaders Call for National Attention to Town’s PFAS Troubles
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27 Aug 2021 | Chatham News + Record
They hope more attention from national outlets might emphasize the work Pittsboro’s leaders are doing to address the problem despite ongoing water contamination from nearby cities.
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[PRESS RELEASE] The EU bans 200 PFAS substances on Swedish initiative
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26 Aug 2021 | The Swedish Chemicals Agency
This is part of the initiative to create a non-toxic circular economy both nationally, within the EU and globally, so that products and goods are non-toxic from the beginning.
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Orange County Receives $131M WIFIA Loan for PFAS
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26 Aug 2021 | Water World
Thirty-five PFAS treatment systems for 59 impacted wells operated by 11 cities and retail water districts within OCWD’s service area are being designed, permitted, and constructed within two years.
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[Press Release] FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods
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26 Aug 2021 | FDA News Release
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the first survey of PFAS in nationally distributed processed foods, including several processed baby foods.
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California Chamber of Commerce Drops Resistance to Potential PFAS Restrictions
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26 Aug 2021 | ENHESA
The California Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups have dropped their opposition to a pair of bills to ban PFAS in children’s items and food contact materials, boosting the measures’ chances of becoming law.
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Sununu Signs PFAS Water Protection Bills for New Hampshire
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26 Aug 2021 | Washington Examiner
This will allow New Hampshire private property owners to sue polluters, set new rules on small groundwater withdrawals, and establish maximum contaminant limits for PFAS.
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State Officials Present PFAS Findings, Permit Plans to Residents at Newport Forum
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26 Aug 2021 | VT Digger
Tumors found on 30% of the Lake Memphremagog’s brown bullhead fish do not, so far, appear to be caused by PFAS.
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2nd Stakeholder Consultation on a Restriction for PFAS
Policy
25 Aug 2021
The competent authorities for REACH of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are currently preparing a REACH Annex XV Restriction Dossier for the group of PFAS since all these substances are considered to be persistent.
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The occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fluoropolymer raw materials and products made in China
Science
25 Aug 2021 | J Environ Sci (China)
Generally, the levels of PFOA in raw materials were higher than in products, implying that PFOA in the emulsion/dispersion resin could be partly removed during the polymerization or post-processing steps.
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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine plastic litter from coastal areas of Central Chile
Science
25 Aug 2021 | Mar Pollut Bull
Long-chain PFAS, which can be metabolically degraded into PFOS, were found on six South American beaches in plastic debris.
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Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and cardiometabolic indices during pregnancy: The HOME Study
Science
25 Aug 2021 | Environ Int
HFPO-DA was found to potentially be a major problem of health risk that affects inflammation, gut barrier dysfunction, and gut microbiota disturbance in mammals.
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Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids in fish, dust, drinking water and human serum: From external exposure to internal doses
Science
25 Aug 2021 | Environ Int
The modeled serum concentrations of 6:2 Cl-PFESA were higher than its observed levels hinting at its gradually increasing exposure levels in the general population.