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Occurrence of 80 Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the Muscle and Liver tissues of Marine Mammals of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, Quebec, Canada
Science
10 Jun 2024 | Front. Environ. Chem.
Marine mammals from the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, such as dolphins and porpoises, were found to have high levels of PFAS in their tissues, with the white-sided dolphin showing the highest average concentrations—39 ng/g in muscle and 334 ng/g in liver—while species like the harp seal had much lower levels, emphasizing the need for stronger regulations to protect these vulnerable animals.
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Occurrence of a "forever chemical" in the atmosphere above pristine Amazon Forest
Science
10 Jun 2024 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS like PFOA were detected in the remote Amazon rainforest at concentrations up to 2 pg/m³, indicating long-range atmospheric transport from urban industrial sources and underscoring their widespread environmental impact.
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PFAS are raining down on Lake Superior
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8 Jun 2024 | Quetico Superior Foundation
A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology reveals that rain has played a large role in spreading PFAS into all five Great Lakes.
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Drinking Water Has Highest Contamination Levels in These Five States
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8 Jun 2024 | Newsweek
New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania have the most highly contaminated drinking water systems, according to the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) interactive map.
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Mullumbimby residents warned about eating homegrown produce after PFAS chemicals detected
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6 Jun 2024 | ABC News
People living in parts of Mullumbimby, Australia, in the Byron Shire hinterland are being warned to avoid using groundwater or harvesting homegrown fruit and vegetables after PFAS chemicals were detected.
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Developmental perfluorooctane sulfonic acid exposure exacerbates house dust mite induced allergic responses in adult mice
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4 Jun 2024 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS not only disrupts lung development and increases asthma risk in mice, but also exacerbates allergic inflammation caused by house dust mites, particularly in females, underscoring potential sex-dependent health risks from PFOS exposure.
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Impact of tightening environmental regulations against long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids on composition of durable water repellents containing side-chain fluorinated polymers
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1 Jun 2024 | Sci. Total Environ.
Increased environmental regulations on long-chain PFAAs may have led to a shift towards increased use of short-chain PFAAs in durable water repellents, underscoring the importance of understanding regulatory impacts on DWR composition to guide their use and end-of-life treatment.
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PEER Files Request for Correction Regarding Verification Analysis for PFAS in Pesticide Products
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31 May 2024 | The National Law Review
According to PEER, “[i]n an effort to protect its reputation,” EPA issued false statements that the pesticides it tested contained no detectable PFAS.
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Non-Targeted PFAS Suspect Screening and Quantification of Drinking Water Samples Collected through Community Engaged Research in North Carolina's Cape Fear River Basin
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31 May 2024 | Toxics
A community-engaged research approach in North Carolina discovered that drinking water samples from the Cape Fear River basin contained several PFAS compounds, including PFOA and PFOS levels that exceeded the EPA's limit of 4 ng/L, and these results were shared with local residents to help them reduce their exposure.
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New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution
Policy
30 May 2024
The bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress.
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Research funded to see whether mushrooms can remediate PFAS
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29 May 2024 | Michigan Public
A National Science Foundation grant of $275 thousand will help the Marquette company Myconaut see if one of the oldest lifeforms on earth and the newest computer technology can combine to get rid of PFAS pollution.
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Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories
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29 May 2024 | The Guardian
Study confirms huge concentrations of potentially dangerous PFAS in rivers, lakes and taps in Dhaka.
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EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides
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28 May 2024 | The Guardian
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges.
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Machine learning–enhanced molecular network reveals global exposure to hundreds of unknown PFAS
Science
24 May 2024 | Sci Adv
Using machine learning, an automatic PFAS identification platform accurately identified unknown PFAS chemicals in environmental samples, offering improved performance over current methods and revealing numerous previously undetected PFAS in wastewater and other global samples.
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San Francisco bans PFAS from firefighter gear to combat cancer risk
Policy
24 May 2024
San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to ban PFAS chemicals from its firefighters' protective gear, aiming to reduce the elevated cancer risk among firefighters.