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The Price of Really Clean Water: Combining Nanofiltration with Granular Activated Carbon and Anion Exchange Resins for the Removal of Per- And Polyfluoralkyl Substances (PFASs) in Drinking Water Production
Science
15 Feb 2021 | ACS ES&T Water
An analysis of nanofiltration for PFAS removal during drinking water treatment as well as the mechanistic and economic aspects of nanofiltration treatment and the management of the resulting concentrate.
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Legal action taken on French Island PFAS contamination issue
News
11 Feb 2021 | WXOW
PFAS containing firefighting foam has been used in training sessions at the La Crosse Regional Airport.
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With PFAS everywhere, Minnesota calls for big new crackdown on the ‘forever chemicals’
News
10 Feb 2021 | Star Tribune
The plan calls for clearly designating the entire class of man-made chemicals called PFAS as a "hazardous substance" in state law.
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EPA PFAS Regulations: “PFAS A Priority” Says Incoming Administrator
Policy
9 Feb 2021
While Mr. Regan was questioned on many topics during his hearing, his statements supported two key points that we have been predicting for several months: (1) that Biden’s EPA will place top priority on PFAS and (2) that the EPA’s PFAS regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act are coming – soon.
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Attorney puts City of La Crosse on notice for PFAS contamination
News
9 Feb 2021 | News8000
An attorney representing 125 people served the city for contaminating their private wells.
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A Synthetic Biology Approach Using Engineered Bacteria to Detect Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Contamination in Water
Science
3 Feb 2021 | Mil Med
The U.S. Air Force Academy genetically engineered a bacteria that when in contact with PFAS produces a protein that glows red, designating the presence of PFAS.
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Priority perfluoroalkyl substances in surface waters - A snapshot survey from 22 developing countries
Science
2 Feb 2021 | Chemosphere
Baseline PFAS contamination water levels were developed for 22 developing countries worldwide.
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‘Water is Life’: Record-Eagle testing project uncovers PFAS in Indigenous household wells
News
31 Jan 2021 | Record Eagle
The contamination found in their water isn’t high enough to require state officials to address the issue, but its presence still bothers those affected.
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Comparison of currently available PFAS remediation technologies in water: A review
Science
28 Jan 2021 | J Environ Manage
In this review, extra consideration is given to novel advanced techniques for PFAS including short chain PFAS removal, and compare their efficiencies, effectiveness, energy use, sustainability, cost, and simplicity in laboratory scale to field applications.
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EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan
Policy
26 Jan 2021
The U.S. EPA announced a suite of actions from across the agency that will continue the significant progress the agency has made to implement the PFAS Action Plan—the most comprehensive cross-agency plan ever to address an emerging chemical of concern.
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Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research Workshop
Science
25 Jan 2021 | NAS
Proceedings of a workshop help by various federal agencies over the federal context for PFAS research, human exposure, experimental toxicology, human health outcomes, and cross-cutting issues in PFAS risk assessment.
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Predicting the risk of GenX contamination in private well water using a machine-learned Bayesian network model
Science
19 Jan 2021 | J. of Haz. Mat.
Modeling predicts that atmospheric deposition rate is the most important factor influencing risk.
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Health and social concerns about living in three communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A qualitative study in Australia
Science
19 Jan 2021 | PLoS One
We describe residents' perceptions and experiences of PFAS in three regional Australian towns where exposure has occurred.
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Notice of Availability for Public Comment: Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance
Policy
12 Jan 2021
The EPA is requesting public comment on its recently published Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance.
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PFAS Product Liability Cases – Are the Floodgates Now Open?
Policy
12 Jan 2021
A signal that this “next wave” of products liability litigation may be here came late last week with the announcement that a product manufacturer settled a group of pending PFAS lawsuits – some of the damages going to environmental cleanup, but some of the damages going towards settlement with individuals for personal injury.