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UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From PFAS
Policy
24 Nov 2023
A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released from a North Carolina factory, according to letters released on Friday.
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Characterizing the Movement of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Avian Aquatic–Terrestrial Food Web
Science
24 Nov 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Tree swallow nestlings were found to feed on both terrestrial and aquatic macroinvertebrates, leading to the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of PFAS, particularly PFOS, highlighting the complex and chemical-specific movement of PFAS through linked aquatic-terrestrial food webs.
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Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentrations of ‘forever chemicals’
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23 Nov 2023 | The Conversation
One young Burrunan dolphin had liver concentrations almost 30% higher than any other dolphin ever reported.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and longitudinal changes in bone mineral density in adolescents and young adults: A multi-cohort study
Science
23 Nov 2023 | Environ Res
Exposure to PFOS was found to be associated with lower bone mineral density in both Hispanic adolescents and mixed-ethnicity young adults, suggesting potential long-term impacts on bone health and increased risk of osteoporosis in adulthood.
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Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands
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22 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to the region.
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Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer
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20 Nov 2023 | Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.
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Tracing the Bioaccessibility of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Fish during Cooking Treatment
Science
20 Nov 2023 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Different methods of cooking reduced PFAS bioaccessibility, suggesting that steaming fish and reduced oil intake are beneficial for reducing PFAS absorption from fish consumption.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadian municipal wastewater and biosolids: Recent patterns and time trends 2009 to 2021
Science
19 Nov 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFOS and PFOA remain in Canadian wastewater and biosolids, with concentrations of long-chain PFAS – except for PFOS – decreasing over time, while short-chain PFAS, used as replacements, show a consistent increase in wastewater between 2009 and 2021.
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Distribution of select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at a chemical manufacturing plant
Science
19 Nov 2023 | J Hazard Mater
Testing around a PFAS manufacturing facility in New Jersey revealed that while PFCAs were likely to migrate in groundwater, FTOHs primarily moved in the vapor phase, emphasizing the potential for PFAS vapor intrusion and indoor air inhalation exposure in the surrounding area.
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How Cancer-Linked ‘Forever Chemicals’ Got Inside Everyone
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13 Nov 2023 | Bloomberg
In this episode of Bloomberg Investigates, we examine how substances known as PFAS found their way to every corner of the planet—and the consequences.
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EPA detected "forever chemicals" in water systems serving 46 million. Is yours on our map?
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11 Nov 2023 | USA Today
Toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in more than one in four public drinking water systems this year in concentrations at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimum reporting levels.
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Majority of domestic US military sites leaking PFAS into environment
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11 Nov 2023 | Envirotech Online
Recent reports have unveiled a disconcerting scenario wherein an array of U.S. Army bases have become inadvertent conduits of contamination, leaching hazardous chemicals into local water supplies.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
Science
7 Nov 2023 | Chemosphere
Organic eggs from certain farms in Denmark were found to contain elevated levels of PFAS originating from fishmeal used in organic feed, leading to the voluntary removal of fishmeal from the feed by producers to mitigate PFAS exposure.
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Complex monitoring of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from tap drinking water in the Czech Republic
Science
6 Nov 2023 | Water Research
PFAS levels in drinking water in the Czech Republic were found to be very low and comparable to other recent European studies, and the authors concluded that only about 1% of the samples could pose a potential health risk.
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Pappas to IRS: PFAS rebates should be nontaxable based on existing guidance
Policy
3 Nov 2023
Last spring, Congressman Chris Pappas filed legislation to change the Internal Revenue Service’s tax code in regard to state-issued PFAS remediation rebates. Now he’s working another avenue: asking the IRS to fix the issue itself.