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Will Congress finally address toxic 'forever chemicals?'
Policy
30 Jun 2020
The haunting folk song refrain, “When will we ever learn?” could apply well to the reckless manufacture of a class of harmful chemicals called PFAS.
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Removal of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant: Long-term Performance of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Influence of Flow-Rate
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
A cost-analysis for various operation scenarios illustrated the dominating effect of treatment goals and costs for granular activated carbon regeneration and operation costs.
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Thermal desorption as a high removal remediation technique for soils contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Science
30 Jun 2020 | PLoS ONE
PFSAs and FOSAs showed higher removal than the perfluoroalkyl carboxylates PFCAs using thermal desorption.
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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
Science
29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Electrochemical Destruction of ‘Forever Chemicals’: The Right Solution at the Right Time
Science
29 Jun 2020 | Electrochem. Soc. Int.
Electrochemical oxidation was found to destroy PFAS compounds permanently.
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Destroying forever chemicals ignites N.Y. town’s ‘worst fears’
News
26 Jun 2020 | Bloomberg Law
When Joe Ritchie was a kid growing up near an upstate New York incinerator, it wasn’t unusual to find black soot on windowsills around the house. But in the last few years, there’s been a new odor in the neighborhood, that smells as if someone has been dumping household chemicals in a tub and lighting them on fire.
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Environmental Assessment of Various End-Of-Life Pathways for Treating Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Spent Fire-Extinguishing Waters
Science
25 Jun 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This study investigates the environmental impacts emanating from the proper treatment of spent fire-extinguishing water with three end-of-life treatment scenarios.
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Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: A critical review
Science
25 Jun 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
This paper synthesises literature about the status of the pollutants and their precursors, identifies knowledge gaps and discusses future perspectives on the study of PFASs in Africa.
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Direct contact membrane distillation for effective concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances – Impact of surface fouling and material stability
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Water Re.
PFAS was removed from contaminated waters using a PTFE membrane.
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Michigan collects 30k gallons of toxic PFAS firefighting foam
News
17 Jun 2020 | MLive
Foam is solidified into a cement-like state before disposal. It was originally headed for U.S. Ecology’s hazardous waste landfill in Belleville, but it has been re-routed to Idaho because the region receives less rainfall and landfills there do not generate as much leachate.
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PFAS cleanup backers face unexpected foe: water utilities
News
9 Jun 2020 | Bloomberg Law
After decades of inaction, the federal government has gotten serious about cleaning up PFAS, a class of compounds known as “forever chemicals” that have been linked to health problems and inhabit the bloodstream of nearly every American
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Suitability of Remediated PFAS-Affected Soil in Cement Pastes and Mortars
Science
3 Jun 2020 | Sustain.
PFAS remediated soil was found to be an adequate additive in concrete and cementitious applications, such as roads.
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[Science Selection] PFAS in Food Packaging: A Hot, Greasy Exposure
Science
2 Jun 2020 | EHP
Recent scientific publications regarding PFAS in food contact materials are discussed.
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With $3 billion PFAS cleanup price tag looming, Pentagon looks to industry for ideas
News
2 Jun 2020 | Phys.org
Staring down a $3 billion—and growing—tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department is now in discussions with private companies about potential cleanup solutions that might reduce the cost.
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Estimating Environmental Hazard and Risks from Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Outcome of a SETAC Focused Topic Meeting
Science
2 Jun 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
A SETAC Focus Topic Meeting and workshop entitled Environmental Risk Assessment of PFAS convened 12-15 August 2019 in Durham, North Carolina, and brought together experts from around the globe to highlight recent advances in research pertinent to evaluating environmental and human health risks from exposures of PFAS.