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CA DTSC: Treatments Containing PFAS for Use on Converted Textiles or Leathers Workshop
Events
9 Dec 2019
This workshop can be attended in person or via a webcast. Please note that California's DTSC is also seeking public input on this topic.
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House Democrats pull key PFAS provisions from defense bill
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6 Dec 2019 | Politico
House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) have pulled from negotiations the provisions that would force the cleanup of the chemicals PFOA and PFOS under the Superfund law and to regulate them in drinking water. The Superfund provision, in particular, had been a major source of tension as House and Senate negotiators seek to finalize a deal on the defense bill this week.
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Government studying widely used chemicals linked to health issues
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5 Dec 2019 | The New York Times
The federal government has started the first in a series of detailed studies of the impact the chemicals have had on human health.The goal is to determine what role the chemicals, known generally as PFAS, play in a long list of health conditions including thyroid, kidney, liver, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, among other ailments.
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Michigan woman wonders if PFAS caused her family’s cancers
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5 Dec 2019 | MLive
She wonders if PFAS played a role in her husband’s death from kidney cancer. And if it contributed to her battle with thyroid cancer.
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Ultra-Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids Including Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid in Water Connected to Known and Suspected Point Sources in Sweden
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Firefighting training sites, landfills, and hazardous waste management facilities found to release ultra-short-chain PFAS into the environment and waterways.
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Effect of Sample Storage on the Quantitative Determination of 29 PFAS: Observation of Analyte Interconversions during Storage
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Scientists studied the stability of PFAS in water and linked it to exposure processes.
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Simultaneous determination of perfluoroalkyl substances and bile acids in human serum using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Anal Bioanal Chem.
This proof of concept study found that the presence of PFAS may negatively affect digestive health.
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A case study of organic micropollutants in a major Swedish water source - Removal efficiency in seven drinking water treatment plants and influence of operational age of granulated active carbon filters
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Recharging activated carbon filters by 10% found to increase PFAS removal efficiency in open waterways.
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Perfluoro-octanoic acid impairs sperm motility through the alteration of plasma membrane
Science
4 Dec 2019 | J. Endocrinol. Invest.
PFOA exposure found to limit the mobility of sperm.
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Wastewater sources of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals in four Canadian Arctic communities
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Wastewater was determined to be a significant source of PFAS in the arctic, potentially polluting nearby water sources.
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High throughput UHPLC MS/MS measurement of Per and Poly Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in human serum
Science
4 Dec 2019 | J Anal Toxicol
A new detection method was developed and used to understand PFAS exposure in Kentucky residents.
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Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Seawater and Plankton from the Northwestern Atlantic Margin
Science
3 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Short-chain PFAS found to bioaccumulate readily in deep-sea microorganisms compared to long-chains.
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Commentary: What ‘Dark Waters’ reveals about corporate science
News
2 Dec 2019 | Chicago Tribune
When government agencies consider potentially harmful exposures and activities... they should insist the regulated industries... be required to pay for the research, but the studies... be conducted by scientists without conflicts of interest, under provisions that ensure their complete independence.
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White House, CDC feuding over PFAS health study, causing delays, sources say
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29 Nov 2019 | USA Today Network
Scientists say significant delays could limit the effectiveness of the study... “It seems like these kinds of studies should get really expedited reviews because of the concerns these communities have,” Southerland said. Southerland also said the OMB process can serve as a “black box,” where other federal agencies are able to exert influence away from the public eye.
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The packaging industry takes on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in our food supply
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26 Nov 2019 | Civil Eats
In recent years, a series of studies revealed a large portion of compostable and paper food packaging is contaminated with PFAS. World Centric acted quickly, however, and is now part of a massive, industry-wide effort to remove PFAS products from their catalogs.