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‘Forever chemicals’ are being found everywhere. What about in Tacoma’s TAGRO fertilizer?
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30 Sep 2024 | The News Tribune
Here’s where Tacoma’s story takes a turn for the better. The city’s water supply is virtually PFAS-free. That’s because the city gets the bulk of its water from the Green River watershed.
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Kidney function mediates the association of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and heavy metals with hepatic fibrosis risk
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30 Sep 2024 | Environ Res
Exposure to heavy metals and PFAS increases the risk of liver damage, with declining kidney function playing a major role in worsening this effect, emphasizing the need to consider kidney health in managing liver disease risks.
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Tissue distribution and temporal and spatial assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the mid-Atlantic United States
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30 Sep 2024 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFAS contamination was found in smallmouth bass from various river systems in the mid-Atlantic U.S., with higher concentrations linked to areas with more developed land and PFAS facilities like military installations and airports, emphasizing the effects of land use and point sources on fish contamination.
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Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest
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27 Sep 2024 | Great Lakes Now
Known as Amara’s Law, starting January 1, 2025 residents won’t be able to sell or distribute products with intentionally added PFAS from cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishing, ski wax, upholstered furniture, cleaning products, or carpets and rugs.
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Thousands of toxins from food packaging found in humans – research
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27 Sep 2024 | The Guardian
Metals and PFAS linked to serious health issues are among compounds found, highlighting need for further scrutiny.
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Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds
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27 Sep 2024 | Nat Commun
A newly developed reusable polymeric sorbent, PFPE-IEX+, has been shown to efficiently capture over 98% of multiple PFAS contaminants from water sources, including drinking water and landfill leachate, with high sorption capacity and the potential for repeated regeneration.
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High Above The Amazon Rainforest, A “Shocking” Discovery Of Airborne Forever Chemicals
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26 Sep 2024 | IFL Science
PFAS are everywhere – even the atmosphere over the Amazon rainforest.
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VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer
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25 Sep 2024 | Military Times
Veterans Affairs officials will research the link between kidney cancer and exposure to PFAS at military bases, a move that could eventually provide presumptive benefits to thousands of veterans suffering from the illness.
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Prenatal exposure to PFAS and the association with neurobehavioral and social development during childhood
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25 Sep 2024 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Prenatal exposure to PFAS shows mixed effects on children's neurobehavioral and social development markers like behavioral issues and anxiety, but strong associations were not found in this population with low PFAS exposure and depended on the children’s sex, type of PFAS, and developmental outcome.
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Why PFAS-Free O-Rings Are the Future of Aerospace and Automotive Engineering
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24 Sep 2024 | Advanced EMC Technologies
Traditionally, O-Rings made with PFAS have been used for their exceptional durability and resistance to heat, chemicals, and pressure. However, growing environmental concerns over PFAS have led to a push for more sustainable, PFAS-free alternatives.
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A 20-Year study reveal decrease in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a pelagic seabird from the Western Mediterranean
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24 Sep 2024 | Environ Pollut
PFAS levels in the livers of a Mediterranean seabird have decreased by 77%, though persistent detection of these chemicals, especially PFOS and its substitutes, highlights the ongoing need for stronger global efforts to reduce environmental PFAS pollution.
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Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in Danish adults exposed to per-and polyfluorinated substances: The ENFORCE study
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24 Sep 2024 | Environ Res
No clear association was found between PFAS exposure and immune responses to initial COVID-19 vaccines, but higher PFAS exposure was weakly associated with a diminished immune response to booster vaccines.
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PFAS contamination: Lawsuit in Westminster could be first of its kind in US
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23 Sep 2024 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The jugs represent an environmental problem in this small town of 8,000 that resulted in what could be the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S.
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L’Oreal Trims Claims in Suit Targeting PFAS Presence in Mascara
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23 Sep 2024 | Bloomberg Law
L’Oreal USA Inc. saw the dismissal of a handful of plaintiffs and state-law claims in a proposed class action alleging it failed to tell consumers its waterproof mascaras contained PFAS chemicals.
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Investigation into French tap water shows potential issues
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23 Sep 2024 | The Connexion
43% of samples in the study were found to contain PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.