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Advisory warns of PFAS in beef from Michigan cattle farm
News
28 Jan 2022 | MLive
Beef from a southeast Michigan cattle farm contains unsafe levels of toxic PFAS chemicals traced to the application of wastewater biosolids as fertilizer on fields used to grow feed crops.
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Past toxics cases set the stage for PFAS lawsuits
News
28 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the last in a four-part series.
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Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
News
27 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the third in a four-part series.
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[Working Paper] Nordic enforcement project on PFOS and PFOA in chemical products and articles
Policy
25 Jan 2022
The Nordic Enforcement Group found that 10% of chemical products and articles were non-compliant with restrictions on PFOA and PFOS, with more products containing other PFAS that are not yet restricted.
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PFAS Molecules: A Major Concern for the Human Health and the Environment
Science
25 Jan 2022 | Toxics
This review summarizes the current knowledge on PFAS chemistry uses, occurrence, and environmental fate, with a particular emphasis on effects on humans as well as an analysis of the European Union’s efforts to regulate and remediate PFAS.
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[Working Paper] Nordic enforcement project on PFOS and PFOA in chemical products and articles
Science
25 Jan 2022 | Norden
The Nordic Enforcement Group found that 10% of chemical products and articles were non-compliant with restrictions on PFOA and PFOS, with more products containing other PFAS that are not yet restricted.
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PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021
Policy
17 Jan 2022
As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of PFAS at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document.
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Exposure of Preconception Couples to Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Variations Within and Between Couples
Science
16 Jan 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Individual PFAS were generally correlated within couples though men often exhibited higher plasma concentrations, and PFAS exposure between different couples depended on annual household income, dwelling floor type, drinking water source, and living near farmlands.
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Food, Beverage, and Feedstock Processing Facility Wastewater: a Unique and Underappreciated Source of Contaminants to U.S. Streams
Science
9 Jan 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Wastewater generated from food and beverage processing from 12 facilities in 17 states was found to contain 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid and other PFAS at elevated concentrations.
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SAB PFAS Review Panel meeting
Events
7 Jan 2022
The EPA's Science Advisory Board will be reviewing proposals regarding PFAS.
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Wolverine Worldwide PFAS Sites May Be Added To List of Nation’s Most Toxic Areas
News
7 Jan 2022 | MLive.com
The former Wolverine Worldwide tannery in Rockford and the company’s old dump in Belmont are being evaluated by the EPA as Superfund sites.
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As PFAS Cases Persist, Wisconsin Takes Baby Steps Toward Regulating the Forever Chemicals
News
4 Jan 2022 | WUWM
The Department of Health Services proposed a combined 20 ppt standard for PFOA and PFAS that would apply to the ground, surface and drinking water.
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EPA grants petition to order testing on human health hazards of PFAS
Policy
3 Jan 2022
As a part of the U.S. EPA’s efforts to address the human health and ecological risks of PFAS, the Agency announced it was granting a petition from six North Carolina public health and environmental justice organizations to compel companies to conduct testing of certain PFAS.
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2022 begins with little progress on PFAS contamination
News
3 Jan 2022 | WUWM
As of Dec. 29, the Department of Natural Resources reported 92 contamination sites.
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Cross-sectional associations between serum PFASs and inflammatory biomarkers in a population exposed to AFFF-contaminated drinking water
Science
1 Jan 2022 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
PFAS exposure from drinking water contaminated with AFFF leads to altered inflammatory profiles, which may be associated with adverse health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.