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A ‘Concentrate-&-Destroy’technology for enhanced removal and destruction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in municipal landfill leachate
Science
22 Jun 2021 | Sci Total Environ .
A two-step PFAS destruction system was developed and under field, conditions were able to destroy over 80% of PFAS.
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Bill would provide grants for ‘forever chemical’ contaminations but take away the ability to sue polluters
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22 Jun 2021 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After a community applies for and receives a grant, funded by American Rescue Plan Act money received by the state of Wisconsin from the federal government, it would not be able to bring any sort of claim against the person or party responsible for the contamination.
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New study finds PFAS in bottled water, as lawmakers call for federal limits
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17 Jun 2021 | Consumer Reports
'Purified' bottled water was less likely than 'spring' water to contain the potentially dangerous compounds
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Predicting the relationship between PFAS component signatures in water and non-water phases through mathematical transformation: Application to machine learning classification
Science
16 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere
Equations are derived for estimating PFAS composition in phases in contact with water.
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Solvay provides contested PFAS reference standard
News
16 Jun 2021 | C&EN
Earlier this year, Solvay used patent infringement claims to demand that the standard maker Wellington Laboratories stop selling C6O4, effectively halting the research because Wellington was the only commercial source.
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[Press Release] PFAS Action Act clears House energy committee
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16 Jun 2021 | EWG
The legislation would create a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, designate PFAS as hazardous substances, limit industrial discharges and provide $200 million annually to assist water utilities and wastewater treatment facilities.
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Perfluorinated alkyl substances: Sewage treatment and implications for receiving water
Science
16 Jun 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
Permitting PFAS discharge alone was found not to be able to reduce total PFAS load in rivers.
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[Op-Ed] Cosmetic chemicals need a makeover
News
15 Jun 2021 | The Hill
Every morning millions of people — primarily women — start their day with makeup. In doing so, they may be slathering Teflon and other harmful “forever chemicals” all over their faces.
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Officials push for national PFAS drinking water standard
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9 Jun 2021 | AP News
Setting a national drinking water standard will be important in addressing contamination at military bases and communities throughout the U.S.
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Investigating the Uptake and Fate of Poly- and Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Sea Ice Using an Experimental Sea Ice Chamber
Science
9 Jun 2021 | ES&T
PFAS distribution is strongly governed by the presence and dynamics of brine (high salinity water) within the sea ice.
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NMED investigates size of PFAS plumes
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7 Jun 2021 | NM Political Report
The investigation will look into where public and private water sources could be contaminated and how wildlife may be impacted by the chemicals in Curry and Roosevelt counties, New Mexico.
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Maine senators want FDA standards for PFAS in drinking water
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6 Jun 2021 | WPTV
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King have joined colleagues to call on FDA to set PFAS standards for bottled water.
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Detection of ultrashort-chain and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in U.S. bottled water
Science
2 Jun 2021 | Water Research
Ultrashort-chain perfluoropropanoic acid (PFPrA) comprised 42% of PFAS mass.
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Limit PFAS in bottled water, US senators tell the FDA
Policy
1 Jun 2021
Eleven US Senators are asking the US FDA to set a federal limit on PFAS allowable in bottled water.
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Unsaturated PFOS and Other PFASs in Human Serum and Drinking Water from an AFFF-Impacted Community.
Science
31 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS exposure levels decreased over time for all PFAS except PFPeS.