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E.P.A. proposes weaker standards on chemicals contaminating drinking water
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29 Apr 2019 | The New York Times
After pressure from the Defense Department, the Environmental Protection Agency significantly weakened a proposed standard for cleaning up groundwater pollution caused by toxic chemicals that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans and that have been commonly used at military bases. Standards released by…
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Five years after discovery, PFAS concerns continue in Bucks and Montgomery Counties
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25 Apr 2019 | Bucks County Courier Times
Steve Vernik’s home sat empty for months, passed over again and again until he eventually sold it earlier this month, for $25,000 less than he originally sought. There’s little doubt in his mind it’s because of the toxic chemicals that were found in his drinking…
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Scientists dig into hard questions about the fluorinated pollutants known as PFAS
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25 Apr 2019 | NPR
Scientists are ramping up research on the possible health effects of a large group of common but little-understood chemicals used in water-resistant clothing, stain-resistant furniture, nonstick cookware and many other consumer products. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are generally referred to by their plural acronym, PFAS. PFAS are resistant to…
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and associations with thyroid parameters in First Nation children and youth from Quebec
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24 Apr 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure in Canadian indigenous communities children linked to endocrine disruption.
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Michigan: Health-based PFAS drinking water screening levels for a number of PFAS
Policy
22 Apr 2019
Michigan set new health-based PFAS drinking water screening levels: PFOA & PFNA (9 ng/L, ppt); PFOS (8 ppt); PFHxS (84 ppt); PFBS (1000 ppt). They plan to develop MCLs that consider costs, etc. for these 5 PFAS in the near future.
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PFOA working group forming in Hoosick area
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22 Apr 2019 | The Bennington Banner
Read the full article by Jim Therrien “The town of Hoosick and village of Hoosick Falls are forming a working group of residents and business owners to participate in discussions on pending Superfund cleanup work at PFOA-contaminated sites. Hoosick Town Supervisor Mark Surdam and village Mayor Robert Allen outlined the plan in a progress report…
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PFAS-related suits gain steam as litigants hit Wolverine Worldwide
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22 Apr 2019 | The Detroit News
Read the full article by Leonard N. Fleming “Some of the nation’s high-profile environmental law firms, along with Michigan-based ones, are waging legal battles related to PFAS contamination in the state after decades of waste dumping by a popular shoe manufacturer that has seeped into private wells. The civil lawsuits over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the so-called forever…
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Perfluorinated alkylated substances serum concentration and breast cancer risk: Evidence from a nested case-control study in the French E3N cohort
Science
22 Apr 2019 | Int. J. Cancer
Exposure to PFAS linked to potential risk factor for breast cancer.
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Socioeconomic position and exposure to multiple environmental chemical contaminants in six European mother-child cohorts
Science
19 Apr 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
A European cohort study found that higher socioeconomic positions correlates to higher exposure to certain contaminants, such as PFAS, than compared to lower socioeconomic positions.
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Military challenging states on $2 billion chemical liability
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16 Apr 2019 | Bucks County Intelligencer
The U.S. Department of Defense has quietly begun battling environmental regulators in several states, after the agencies attempted to force the military to clean toxic firefighting chemicals from polluted streams, marshes and aquifers. The efforts mark the opening acts of what could turn into a…
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Thousands of gallons of toxic foam used at Luke Air Force Base for more than 40 years. Here’s what it means for our water
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16 Apr 2019 | Arizona Republic
Luke Air Force Base used a toxic firefighting foam to put out at least 10 jet crash fires and suppress many more controlled fires in training activities in the last half century, according to a U.S. Air Force report. Overall, thousands of gallons of the foam may have seeped into the…
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Should you be concerned about PFAS chemicals?
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13 Apr 2019 | Consumer Reports
A group of substances known as PFAS chemicals are behind a variety of everyday conveniences that make our lives a little bit easier. They line pizza boxes and fast-food packaging so grease doesn’t seep through, form the nonstick coating on many pans, make fabrics and carpets stain-resistant, and help outdoor…
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Multiple crop bioaccumulation and human exposure of perfluoroalkyl substances around a mega fluorochemical industrial park, China: Implication for planting optimization and food safety
Science
13 Apr 2019 | Environ Int
Human exposure of PFAS through vegetables grown near mega flurorochemical industrial parks in China.
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The hunt is on for GenX chemicals in people
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12 Apr 2019 | Chemical & Engineering News
On a chilly day in November 2017, Beth Markesino sat in the county health department. She pushed up the sleeve of her sweater and extended her arm. A medical technician drew her blood. During her visit to the facility, Markesino spotted several people she knew and said hi…
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PFAS found at Gordie Howe International Bridge site in Detroit
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12 Apr 2019 | MLive
Michigan’s search for PFAS contamination now touches the Gordie Howe International Bridge, where multiple samples over four months on the Detroit side of the project showed the chemicals in both soil and groundwater. Now officials are ensuring that plans for soil movement and stormwater address the presence of the per-…