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Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
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14 Sep 2023 | AP
Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest.
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Addressing America’s PFAS issue cannot wait forever
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12 Sep 2023 | Roll Call
'Polluter pays' should guide addressing PFAS contamination.
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US Food Faces PFAS Challenge as European Rules, Policies Expand
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12 Sep 2023 | Pat Rizzuto and Stephen Gardner
European limits on the amounts of PFAS allowed in food are the first of several policies that analysts expect will affect US exports and the domestic food supply.
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State files lawsuit against Gerald R. Ford Int'l Airport for PFAS inaction
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11 Sep 2023 | Fox17 News
Attorney General Dana Nessel says PFAS originating from the airport was detected in Cascade Township's drinking water.
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Community calls on Department of Defence to expand PFAS testing zone in Richmond
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11 Sep 2023 | ABC News
The Richmond RAAF base lies about a kilometre away from her house, however, she said she was not informed that toxic PFAS chemicals had leached from the site into nearby properties before she bought the home.
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Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints
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11 Sep 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
This study uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to identify specific PFAS fingerprints associated with various sources, including AFFF-contaminated groundwater, landfill leachate, biosolids leachate, wastewater treatment plant effluent, and wastewater effluent from the pulp and paper and power generation industries.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organofluorine in lakes and waterways of the northwestern Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
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10 Sep 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were detected in 85% of samples, with 6:2 FTS detection indicating AFFF impacts in surface waters.
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Adverse birth outcomes related to concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in maternal blood collected from pregnant women in 1960-1966
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9 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
Using data from a US-based cohort study, measured maternal PFAS levels from the 1960s were extremely high and were associated with lower birth weight and impaired fetal growth.
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Rep. Carbajal Introduces Clean Airport Agenda: Two New Bipartisan Bills To Help Central Coast Airports Remove Threat Of Forever Chemicals
Policy
8 Sep 2023
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports.
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U.S. House Budget Threats Jeopardize Proposed PFAS Regulations
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8 Sep 2023 | Public News Service
Environmental groups say a proposal to cut $4 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency budget would gut the regulations designed to clean up toxic chemicals from public water systems in Illinois and across the country.
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'Forever chemicals' from US base in Tokyo fueling residents' fears
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8 Sep 2023 | Mainichi Japan
Residents living near a U.S. military base in western Tokyo have been having deepening concerns about their health after a recent local study found many of them have excessive amounts of harmful substances, dubbed "forever chemicals," in their bloodstream.
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Dutch lawyers sue Chemours, DuPont over PFAS
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7 Sep 2023 | c&en
The companies are accused of misleading regulators to obtain discharge permits.
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Dermal bioaccessibility of perfluoroalkyl substances from household dust; influence of topically applied cosmetics
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6 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
In vitro testing revealed that dermal contact with dust may be an important exposure pathway for many PFAS, and that personal care products like sunscreen and moisturizer may change how the body is exposed to PFAS through the skin.
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Florida City Becomes Key Player in "Forever Chemicals" Fight
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5 Sep 2023 | Fox
Dave Peters took pride in supplying the residents of Stuart, Florida with award-winning drinking water. The former public works director says he clearly remembers one evening back in 2016 when the city’s living "nightmare" began.
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NH Delegation Welcomes $7.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Drinking Water Systems in New Hampshire
Policy
5 Sep 2023
U.S. Congresspeople Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is receiving $7,640,000 in fiscal year 2023 bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS.