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How to Reduce Your Exposure to PFAS, Part Four: Private Well Water
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3 Oct 2023 | Public Health Madison and Dane County
In this final part of our four part series, we’ll explain how to test your private well water and what to do if results are concerning. How PFAS get into private well water.
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'Forever chemicals' found in certain period products, researchers say
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2 Oct 2023 | MedicalNewsToday
In a new study led by Graham Peaslee, PhD, a professor at Notre Dame University in Indiana, researchers said they examined period products and detected PFAS in some of them.
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The sources and bioaccumulation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake
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2 Oct 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
This review highlights that PFAS can accumulate in animal-derived foods, particularly in seafood and meat, posing potential health risks, especially for women and children, and emphasizes the importance of understanding PFAS contamination in food safety management.
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Federal government seeks data on company PFAS use
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30 Sep 2023 | The Seattle Times
Companies from varying industries must submit more than a decades’ worth of data related to its production of items with “forever chemicals” following federal rulemaking.
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EPA finalizes PFAS reporting rule
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29 Sep 2023 | c&en
Agency expands the number of PFAS subject to information reporting requirements.
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Invited Perspective: PFAS and Pubertal Timing in Girls-A Maturing Literature
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26 Sep 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
This study highlights the association between PFAS exposure during mid to late childhood and delays in pubertal milestones, raising questions about the effects of PFAS mixtures, interactions with dietary factors, sensitive exposure windows, and the health impacts of emerging PFAS contaminants.
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California Shelves Bill To Bolster DTSC Enforcement Of PFAS Product Bans
Policy
25 Sep 2023
California Shelves Bill To Bolster DTSC Enforcement Of PFAS Product Bans california shelves bill to bolster dtsc enforcement of pfas product bans Monday 25 September 2023 US PFAS, Products, Wildlife, Environment, Health, Affected community Read
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Michigan AG Brings PFAS Lawsuit Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority
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25 Sep 2023 | JD Surpa
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy related to alleged PFAS contamination of the regional drinking water supply caused by the airport authority.
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Associations between PFAS concentrations and the oxidative status in a free-living songbird (Parus major) near a fluorochemical facility
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25 Sep 2023 | Environ Pollut
Some songbirds with high PFAS concentrations exhibit increased antioxidant defenses, indicating that they have managed to protect themselves against potential PFAS-induced oxidative stress, which may impact their overall well being.
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Impact of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on the marine environment: Raising awareness, challenges, legislation, and mitigation approaches under the One Health concept
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25 Sep 2023 | Mar. Pollut. Bull.
The authors call for more recognition of the long-term impact of PFAS on the marine environment, discussing mitigation challenges and approaches, regulations and ecosystem management, and the exacerbation of PFAS persistence and bioaccumulation by climate changes and synergies with other pollutants.
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A critical review of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) landfill disposal in the United States
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25 Sep 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
Annually, an estimated 7.5 metric tons of PFAS enter municipal solid waste landfills, with the majority staying in the solid waste and 16% leaving through leachate and landfill gas.
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City of La Crosse reportedly denies $42.4 million PFAS compensation claims, clearing the path for lawsuit
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22 Sep 2023 | News8000.com
The City of La Crosse has denied claims totaling $42.4 million related to PFAS contamination on French Island.
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PFAS disclosures from the Department of Defense cause fear and uncertainty for farmers
Policy
21 Sep 2023
Disclosures are an important first step in uncovering the full extent of PFAS contamination in the food system.
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Buffalo Sewer Authority moves to remove forever chemicals from landfill leachate through firm's new tech
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20 Sep 2023 | Buffalo News
The largest landfill in New York State for years has been trucking up to 150,000 gallons of leachate per day to Buffalo for treatment at the city's Bird Island wastewater plant, where toxic levels of chemicals such as ammonia and nitrogen are removed before the water gets piped into the Niagara River.
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Independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination
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20 Sep 2023 | Australian Minister for Defence
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment with an independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination.