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New York moves to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
News
26 Dec 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
New York enacted a ban on the use, manufacture, sale, or distribution of firefighting foam and equipment containing fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, unless no viable alternatives are available.
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Alabama school system prepares to sue over 3M contamination
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26 Dec 2019 | AP News
News outlets reported that Decatur’s school system has filed notice saying it plans to sue over industrial toxins leaking from the one-time landfill beneath the former Brookhaven Middle School. Chemicals are leaking into a creek, groundwater and the Tennessee River, the system contends.
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European countries announce plan to phase out toxic PFAS chemicals by 2030
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26 Dec 2019 | The Intercept
Enviornmental officials from Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark today announced a plan to restrict all PFAS compounds under Europe’s chemical regulations framework.
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U.S. EPA: Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFOA and PFOS
Policy
26 Dec 2019
The U.S. EPA released its interim recommendations for cleanup guidance for CERCLA, RCRA, and other federal cleanup programs.
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Distribution characteristics of trifluoroacetic acid in the environments surrounding fluorochemical production plants in Jinan, China
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res.
PFAS pollution around a manufacturing plant was found to most likely negatively impact local aquatic ecosystems.
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Pollution Characteristics and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Road Dust, Chengdu
Science
26 Dec 2019
PFAS was found in dust collected from local Chinese roadways putting children at risk of increased exposure.
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Trace level analyses of selected perfluoroalkyl acids in food: Method development and data generation
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Methods for detecting PFAS in cow milk, butter, chicken egg, chicken meat, beef, and fish were developed and validated.
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Formation of perfluorocarboxylic acids from 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS) in landfill leachate: Role of microbial communities
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Bacteria found to break long-chain PFAS down into short-chains in a matter of days.
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Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in bald eagle eggs from the Great Lakes region
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
PFASs concentrations in bald eagles rivaled the total concentration of brominated flame retardants and included three new or emerging chemicals.
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Longitudinal trends in perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances among multiethnic midlife women from 1999 to 2011: The Study of Women′s Health Across the Nation
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ Int.
PFNA serum concentrations increased, and detection rates of PFDeA and PFUA doubled in women over a ten year period.
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Food Safety Concerns: Crop Breeding as a Potential Strategy to Address Issues Associated with the Recently Lowered Reference Doses for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane sulfonate
Science
26 Dec 2019 | J Agric Food Chem.
A review of agricultural crops that are not prone to accumulate PFOA and PFOS, including their specific identification and traits, to help decrease PFAS levels in humans.
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Are perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives safer? New insights from a birth cohort study
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ Int.
Maternal serum 6:2 Cl-PFESA and 8:2 Cl-PFESA concentrations were associated with adverse birth outcomes in humans.
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Maternal serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and offspring birth weight
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Pediatr Res.
Associations were found between prenatal exposure for five different PFASs and birth weight, with more pronounced associations in girls than in boys.
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Ten Questions Concerning the Implications of Carpet on Indoor Chemistry and Microbiology
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Build. and Envi.
Carpets can act as reservoirs for uptake and re-emission of chemical and biological agents, such as PFAS.
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Quantitative bias analysis of the association between subclinical thyroid disease and two perfluoroalkyl substances in a single study
Science
25 Dec 2019 | Environ. Res.
A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model was used to quantify bias in a reported PFAS-thyroid association.