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Air Force allocates $13.5 million toward Oscoda PFAS remediation
News
3 Mar 2020 | Iosco News
“When it comes to our water, we need to think about environmental security the way we think about homeland security...” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) expressed.
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Officials seek to prohibit incineration of firefighting foam
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3 Mar 2020 | Troy Record
Despite the fact that the safety of incineration as a method to dispose of PFAS firefighting foam is still being evaluated by the US EPA, the DOD entered into a contract with the Norlite facility in Cohoes, to incinerate PFAS firefighting foam without appropriate environmental review and was previously incinerating PFAS foam at the facility.
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Phototransformation of perfluorooctane sulfonamide on natural clay minerals: A likely source of short chain perfluorocarboxylic acids
Science
3 Mar 2020 | J. of Haz. Mat.
This study provides the first evidence that FOSA may break down in the presence of natural clay minerals and act as an important source of PFAS, especially short-chain PFAS.
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DuPont owes $50 million in PFAS cancer cases, jury finds
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3 Mar 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
This combined trial is the first since the company entered a $670.7 million settlement to end roughly 3,500 pending cases in 2017 for plaintiffs seeking damages. These verdicts now set the tone for roughly 50 other suits piling up in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in San Francisco
Science
3 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of some PFAS compared to office workers, suggesting that some of these exposures may be occupationally related.
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Environmental contamination and human exposure to PFASs near a fluorochemical production plant: Review of historic and current PFOA and GenX contamination in the Netherlands
Science
3 Mar 2020 | Environ Int
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of PFOA and GenX contamination close to point sources in the Netherlands.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substances Stimulate Insulin Secretion by Islet β Cells via G Protein-Coupled Receptor 40
Science
3 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Evidence for a novel mechanism for how PFASs disrupt insulin-secretion in a human was discovered.
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Visualized Metabolic Disorder and its Chemical Inducer in Wild Crucian Carp from Taihu Lake, China
Science
3 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) was the key pollutant responsible for variation in blood triglycerides and fatty livers in wild crucian carp.
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Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement
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2 Mar 2020 | Environmental Health
33 scientists wrote a peer-reviewed consensus statement highlighting toxic chemicals in food packaging and recommended improvements to protect human health.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: An Emerging Contaminant of Concern
Science
2 Mar 2020 | Ann. Rev. of Nur. Res.
This chapter discusses the health harm associated with PFAS, exposure and risk reduction, advisory levels, and medical testing/management.
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Press release: Cleaning products could expose children to dangerous contaminants at child care facilities
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2 Mar 2020 | IU Bloomington Press Release
The researchers were surprised that some PFAS were present in the dust at child care facilities at levels higher than in homes in the U.S. and Canada. Even more surprising was that the dust contained unexpectedly high levels of fluorotelomer sulfonates, a class of PFAS used in cleaners, waxes and polishes.
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Palo PFAS study finding ‘good news’
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29 Feb 2020 | Daily News
If PFAS is found in the wells residents can call the health department to request the installation of a filter. The health department covers the cost, and then is reimbursed by the state.
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First batch of Pellston water tests detect PFAS in some area wells
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29 Feb 2020 | Up North Live
Bottled water if need is being provided and plumbers are being scheduled so filters can be installed on any home that has detections.
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[Public comment] California DTSC: PFASs in carpets and rugs
Policy
28 Feb 2020
California's DTSC is seeking public comment on the regulatory proposal to list carpets and rugs containing PFAS as a priority product. Deadline: Monday, April 13, 2020. Public hearing will be held on April 13 at 9 AM in Sacramento, CA.
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PFAS class actions over groundwater contaminated by toxic firefighting foam settled by Federal Government
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27 Feb 2020 | ABC News
An "in-principle" settlement has been reached between the Australian Government and residents of three communities who had their groundwater contaminated by toxic firefighting foams used at defence bases until the early 2000s.