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Bill that would limit Ohio firefighters’ use of foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ awaiting House vote
News
16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighter foam containing PFAS.
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Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk
News
13 May 2021 | The Guardian
The peer-reviewed study detected PFAS in all 50 samples tested with levels ranging from 50ppt to more than 1,850ppt.
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[Webinar] Eliminating Unnecessary PFAS in Building Materials
Events
13 May 2021
This one-hour presentation will introduce the Green Science Policy Institute's new report, "Building a Better World: Eliminating Unnecessary Uses of PFAS in Building Materials." Space is limited.
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3M pays $80,000 over handling of hazardous waste in Cottage Grove
News
12 May 2021 | Star Tribune
Violations include 3M waiting two days to notify state regulators when 3M workers found hydrofluoric acid gas leaking from four corroded 55-gallon hazardous waste containers, and not activating its emergency plan when it happened.
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Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
News
12 May 2021 | Press Herald
It would require that manufacturers notify Maine environmental regulators about products containing PFAS, and ban the sale of carpeting and fabric treatment containing these chemicals.
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Biomonitoring project will assess Michigan firefighters’ PFAS exposure
News
12 May 2021 | Fox 17
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services plans to recruit between 600 and 900 firefighters to participate.
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Chemical giants hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging
News
12 May 2021 | The Guardian
DuPont and Daikin knew the dangers of a PFAS compound widely used in food packaging since 2010, but hid them from the public and the Food and Drug Administration.
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PFAS Legislation In Vermont Some of Most Aggressive In U.S.
Policy
11 May 2021
On May 5, 2021, Vermont entered the final stages of enacting one of the most aggressive pieces of legislation related to PFAS in the country.
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PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation
Science
11 May 2021 | J Hazard Mater
GenX, F-53B, and OBS in groundwater treatment by UV/sulfite system and electrochemical oxidation proved effective.
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Release of soil colloids during flow interruption increases the pore-water PFAS concentration in saturated soil
Science
11 May 2021 | Env Poll
Removal of colloids from water samples can underestimate PFAS concentration.
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Occurrence, profiles, and ecotoxicity of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances and their alternatives in global apex predators: A critical review
Science
11 May 2021 | J of Env Sci
PFOS was the dominant PFAS found in the top predators, followed by PFUnDA, and the proportions of odd C-chain length PFCAs were higher than adjacent even C-chain length PFCAs.
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Significant Reductive Transformation of 6:2 Chlorinated Polyfluorooctane Ether Sulfonate to Form Hydrogen-Substituted Polyfluorooctane Ether Sulfonate and Their Toxicokinetics in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats
Science
11 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The toxicokinetic properties determined for 6:2 Cl-PFESA and 6:2 H-PFESA in blood and urine were found to be structure and dose-dependent.
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San Jose firefighters allege gear gave them cancer
News
11 May 2021 | San José Spotlight
A 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found firefighters are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer compared to the general public. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the profession.
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Associations of perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and serum lipids in Chinese adults
Science
11 May 2021 | Environ Int
Cl-PFESAs are adversely associated with serum lipid levels, and that such associations are also observed in legacy PFAS.
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N-Acetyl cysteine abates hepatorenal toxicities induced by perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in male rats.
Science
11 May 2021 | Environ Toxicol Pharmacol
A common antioxidant was found to alleviate inflammation caused by PFOA.