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PFAS blood tests in Newburgh show high levels of five chemicals
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28 May 2021 | Times Herald-Record
Participants were randomly selected from households that until 2016 received drinking water suspected to have been contaminated with firefighting foam used at the New York Stewart Air National Guard base.
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FluoroMatch 2.0-making automated and comprehensive non-targeted PFAS annotation a reality
Science
24 May 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
Using the newly developed FluoroMatch Flow 2 software, 1,000 individual PFAS were found in firefighting foam, including previously undescribed compounds.
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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján joins bipartisan group of senators calling on FDA to set limits on PFAS in bottled water
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22 May 2021 | Los Alamos Daily Post
When tap water is compromised, many consumers turn to bottled water. The FDA regulates bottled water, but has not set a limit for PFAS. Without nationwide EPA regulations for tap water, some states have implemented PFAS limits for drinking water, but not for bottled water.
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Method Development and Validation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Foods from FDA's Total Diet Study Program
Science
19 May 2021 | J Agric Food Chem
A PFAS detection method was validated for use in a wide variety of foods and found positive detects of PFOS in meat samples.
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New PFAS health risk levels cement gap between US federal agencies
Policy
18 May 2021
A division of the US Department of Health and Human Services has finalized health risk levels for four PFAS.
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Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques
Science
18 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol .
In this perspective, we identify the current tools available and principal developments necessary to enable greater confidence in environmental source tracking to identify and apportion PFAS sources.
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California expands review of PFOS, PFOA to include cancer risk
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17 May 2021 | JD Supra
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is expanding its review of potential substances to add to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals that cause cancer. This includes PFOA, PFOS with PFDA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFUnDA next.
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Dayton customers now have access to how much ‘forever chemicals’ are in their drinking water
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16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
Whenever the City of Dayton reports PFAS levels to the Ohio EPA, the results automatically upload to the water department’s website.
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Bill that would limit Ohio firefighters’ use of foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ awaiting House vote
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16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighter foam containing PFAS.
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Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk
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13 May 2021 | The Guardian
The peer-reviewed study detected PFAS in all 50 samples tested with levels ranging from 50ppt to more than 1,850ppt.
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PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation
Science
11 May 2021 | J Hazard Mater
GenX, F-53B, and OBS in groundwater treatment by UV/sulfite system and electrochemical oxidation proved effective.
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3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules
News
7 May 2021 | MLive
Michigan is the latest state with PFAS drinking water limits to face a challenge by 3M, a PFAS manufacturer.
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‘Canary in a coal mine’: Scientists test alligators for PFAS chemical compounds
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6 May 2021 | The Fayetteville Observer
Alligators in the lower Cape Fear River had changes in their immune system that could indicate the development of autoimmune-like diseases in response to exposure to high-levels of the contaminants.
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Microwave regeneration of granular activated carbon saturated with PFAS
Science
4 May 2021 | Water Res
Multiple cycles of microwave treatments were found to successfully regenerate activated carbon saturated with PFOA and PFOS.
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House unanimously approves ban on toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products
News
4 May 2021 | VTDigger
If enacted, this legislation would make Vermont the first state to ban PFAS chemicals from ski waxes. PFAS would also be banned in fire-extinguishing foam, food packaging, and rugs and carpets.