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EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new file shows
News
12 Jul 2021 | The New York Times
The approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.
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A big win for clean water in Wisconsin
News
12 Jul 2021 | Wisconsin Examiner
However, a powerful interest group, the Wisconsin Manufactures and Commerce has recently filed another lawsuit attacking the state’s power to order cleanup of PFAS and other toxic contaminants.
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Fluorine mass balance analysis of selected environmental samples from Norway
Science
29 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere
About 70% of extractable organic fluorine was not accounted for in the 37 PFAS monitored, which poses potential health and environmental hazard, as their composition remains primarily unknown.
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Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
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23 Jun 2021 | Press Herald
One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation's strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater at a reclaimed water recharge facility
Science
23 Jun 2021 | Sci Total Environ
The combined PFOS and PFOA concentrations appear to be correlated to rising and falling groundwater levels.
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A ‘Concentrate-&-Destroy’technology for enhanced removal and destruction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in municipal landfill leachate
Science
22 Jun 2021 | Sci Total Environ .
A two-step PFAS destruction system was developed and under field, conditions were able to destroy over 80% of PFAS.
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Mich. lawsuit v. 3M, Wolverine re PFAS pollution proceeds
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9 Jun 2021 | Reuters
The residents say the companies created a private and public nuisance by knowingly polluting their environment with PFAS.
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NMED investigates size of PFAS plumes
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7 Jun 2021 | NM Political Report
The investigation will look into where public and private water sources could be contaminated and how wildlife may be impacted by the chemicals in Curry and Roosevelt counties, New Mexico.
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Unsaturated PFOS and Other PFASs in Human Serum and Drinking Water from an AFFF-Impacted Community.
Science
31 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS exposure levels decreased over time for all PFAS except PFPeS.
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New PFAS health risk levels cement gap between US federal agencies
Policy
18 May 2021
A division of the US Department of Health and Human Services has finalized health risk levels for four PFAS.
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Bill that would limit Ohio firefighters’ use of foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ awaiting House vote
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16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighter foam containing PFAS.
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Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
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12 May 2021 | Press Herald
It would require that manufacturers notify Maine environmental regulators about products containing PFAS, and ban the sale of carpeting and fabric treatment containing these chemicals.
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These pets have high levels of forever chemicals in their blood. Has that made them sick?
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10 May 2021 | North Carolina Health News
A study of pets who live near Chemours plant in Fayetteville found at least one measurable type of PFAS in every dog tested and all but one horse. Some of the levels were staggering.
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Microwave regeneration of granular activated carbon saturated with PFAS
Science
4 May 2021 | Water Res
Multiple cycles of microwave treatments were found to successfully regenerate activated carbon saturated with PFOA and PFOS.
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House unanimously approves ban on toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products
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4 May 2021 | VTDigger
If enacted, this legislation would make Vermont the first state to ban PFAS chemicals from ski waxes. PFAS would also be banned in fire-extinguishing foam, food packaging, and rugs and carpets.