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Deal reached for Chemours to stop remaining GenX chemical pollution of Cape Fear River
News
13 Aug 2020 | Star News
The DEQ said it will take public comment on the proposed amendment to a previous agreement regarding Chemours’ long discharge of PFAS chemicals into the river and the air from its plant on the Cape Fear River south of Fayetteville.
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Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Endo. Dis. Chem. & Strat.
PFAS was associated with obesity in children and women.
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Peruoroalkyl Substances Are Associated With Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension in Highly Exposed Young Adults
Science
13 Aug 2020
PFAS exposure was associated with high blood pressure in individuals aged 20-39 years.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and birthweight in the US
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Epi.
Increased levels of PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, and PFHxA were associated with lower birthweights.
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Assessment of PFAS fate, transport, and treatment inhibition associated with a simulated AFFF release within a WASTEWATER treatment plant
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
Fluorotelomer precursors degraded to 6:2 FTS, identified intermediates, and terminal PFAS in a model wastewater system after accidental release.
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Natural Resources Board delays PFAS rule in response to industry objections
News
13 Aug 2020 | Wisconsin State Journal
The rule was drafted in response to bipartisan legislation passed last year restricting the use of fluorinated foam to emergency situations and testing facilities that the DNR determines to have “appropriate containment, treatment and disposal measures.”
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in serum versus semen and their association with male reproductive hormones
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
PFAS concentrations in men were negatively associated with total testosterone levels leading to poor reproductive health.
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Exposure characteristics for congeners, isomers, and enantiomers of perfluoroalkyl substances in mothers and infants
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Int.
This review summarizes the current knowledge on pre- and neo-natal exposures to PFAS based on more than 200 articles published from 2000 to date.
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U.S. Department of Defense-Funded Research on Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance-Laden Materials
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This article presents an overview of efforts to develop novel and improved technologies for remediation of PFAS in water.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in follicular fluid from women experiencing infertility in Australia
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure in ovaries is linked to an increased risk of infertility.
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Effects of PFOS on inflammatory factors in human placental trophoblast cells
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Chinese J Ind. Hy. & Occ. Ex.
PFOS exposure was found to decrease the function of the placenta.
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Answers to Common Questions on PFAS in Drinking Water
Science
12 Aug 2020 | AWWA
An overview of the most common questions regarding PFAS, exposure, and what is currently being done to remediate it.
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The latest on PFAS and drinking water
News
12 Aug 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
States with adopted PFAS limits in drinking water include CA, CT, CO, MN, NC, NH, NJ, and VT, and states with proposed limits include IL, MA, MI, and NY.
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PFAS water cleanup…have you bought yourself a multi-million dollar Superfund issue?
News
11 Aug 2020 | The National Law Review
Water utilities must pay special attention to PFAS developments under CERCLA.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
11 Aug 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published in today's issue of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.