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Advanced Treatment Technologies Efficacies and Mechanism of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Proc. Safety and Environ. Prot.
PFAS removal efficacy and mechanisms through advanced technologies are reviewed.
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Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
Science
20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
The main components in Scotchgard™ fabric protector products were found in high amounts in Canadian biosolids from wastewater treatment plants.
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Clarkson University researchers & U.S. Air Force use plasma to remove PFAS
News
20 Jan 2020 | WQP
The plasma zaps the water's surface, where it spreads, hitting PFAS molecules and splitting them. Once the carbon and fluorine molecules have been separated, the PFAS compound is destroyed.
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Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.
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Colorado fire departments are switching to a new PFAS firefighting foam, but concerns linger
News
17 Jan 2020 | CPR News
An older generation of the firefighting foam containing PFAS has been retired from use in Colorado, and across military bases. Now, a newer version with a different chemical formula is available. Originally it was believed to not accumulate in the body, but research is emerging that shows potentially toxic health effects.
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US, Japan defense officials discuss how to address chemical contamination near American bases
Policy
17 Jan 2020
During a recent meeting the officials agreed that the two governments should work together to create a task force for handling toxic chemicals.
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US, Japan defense officials discuss how to address chemical contamination near American bases
News
17 Jan 2020 | Stars and Stripes
During a recent meeting the officials agreed that the two governments should work together to create a task force for handling toxic chemicals.
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State orders 3M to form new plan to contain PFAS at Oakdale site after water contamination found
News
16 Jan 2020 | INFORUM
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has discovered that potentially harmful chemicals are still leaching into surface water from a former 3M waste disposal site in Oakdale, despite the company’s efforts to contain them.
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Communities Petition EPA to Regulate Hazardous PFAS Chemicals
Policy
16 Jan 2020
The Green Science Policy Institute is petitioning the EPA to list hundreds of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated chemicals) as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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LC-MS screening of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated soil by Kendrick mass analysis
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem.
A screening of four contaminated soil samples found twelve compound classes comprising more than 61 PFAS.
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PFAS concern remains high In Marinette
News
16 Jan 2020 | Milwaukee Public Media
In 2013, Johnson Controls, firefighting foam production and training facility, discovered PFAS contamination in soil and wells within its 380-acre campus. Four years later, the company reported that it believed contamination had spread outside its property.
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Acute PFOA exposure promotes epigenomic alterations in mouse kidney tissues
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Tox. Report
PFOA exposure linked to changes in kidney function which are associated with renal disease.
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FAA opens fire research facility
News
16 Jan 2020 | AVweb
The 2,500 square-foot, fully enclosed fire-test facility will “eliminate weather related variables in testing and enhance data collection capabilities” along with containing and collecting fire testing chemical byproducts and preventing contamination of the surrounding area.
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Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propanoate in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
GenX was found to be bioaccumulative, and that accumulation likely inhibits plant growth and photosynthesis.
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Immunotoxicity and allergenic potential induced by topical application of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in a murine model
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Food Chem. Toxicol.
PFOA was found to be toxic to the immune system through skin exposure.