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Lawmakers push for inclusion of 'forever chemical' regulation in future stimulus bill
Policy
29 Apr 2020
A group of more than 80 members of Congress is pushing for the inclusion of provisions to regulate a class of cancer-linked chemicals in future stimulus legislation dealing with infrastructure.
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The toxic chemicals in our homes could increase Covid-19 threat
News
29 Apr 2020 | The Guardian
Everyday hormone-disrupting chemicals could affect our immune system’s defenses against infections.
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Incinerators may spread, not break down PFAS
News
28 Apr 2020 | C&EN
New data suggest that commercial incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) doesn’t break down these hardy chemicals. Instead, it spreads them into surrounding areas.
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Thermal Stability and Decomposition of Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Spent Granular Activated Carbon
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ. Sci. & Tech. Letters
The temperature needed to degrade PFCAs thermally increased with the number of perfluorinated carbons.
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How Michigan reduced industrial discharges of PFAS
News
28 Apr 2020 | The Environmental Working Group
Michigan set water quality standards for PFOA and PFOS and required many wastewater treatment plants to determine whether they were receiving these substances and ultimately discharging them into rivers and lakes.
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Occurrence and risk of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) in seafood from markets in Beijing, China
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
A significantly positive correlation was observed between the concentrations of Cl-PFESA and PFOS in all seafood samples, indicating that they have similar sources and undergo similar environmental processes.
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Worldwide bottled water occurrence of emerging contaminants: A review of the recent scientific literature
Science
28 Apr 2020 | J. Hazard. Mater.
A review of available scientific literature concerning PFAS found in packaged water bottles.
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Reducing exposure to high levels of perfluorinated compounds in drinking water improves reproductive outcomes: evidence from an intervention in Minnesota
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ Health
Evidence showed that filtration of drinking water containing high levels of PFAS improved reproductive outcomes.
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Maternal Plasma Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Miscarriage: A Nested Case-Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Maternal exposures to higher levels of PFOA, PFHpS, and PFAS mixtures were associated with the risk of miscarriage and particularly among parous women.
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Examining NTA performance and potential using fortified and reference house dust as part of EPA's Non-Targeted Analysis Collaborative Trial (ENTACT)
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem
Precursors to PFOS and PFHxS were found in standard reference material dust (SRM 2585) which is used to determine contaminants in house dust.
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Fluoride‐selective electrode as a tool to evaluate the degradation of PFAS in groundwater: A bench‐scale investigation
Science
27 Apr 2020 | Groundwater Mon. & Rem.
The use of a fluoride‐selective electrode to test for the presence of fluorine in groundwater was found to be a quick but inaccurate tool for the application at field sites.
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EPA is abandoning those suffering from toxic PFAS pollution
News
26 Apr 2020 | The Hill
A year ago, the EPA promised Congress that, after years of stalling, it would finally move forward on regulation of two notorious ‘forever chemicals,’ PFOA and PFOS. The notice that eventually appeared in the Federal Register on March 10, 2020, however, is not a regulation; it is merely a proposal to consider regulation.
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Elusive question of PFAS foam
News
23 Apr 2020 | EagleHerald Publishing
PFAS foams and naturally-occurring foams can be very similar in appearance, prompting DNR officials to warn people to avoid interaction with all surface water foams.
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Mapping the PFAS contamination crisis
News
23 Apr 2020 | EWG News
PFAS contamination recorded at more than 1,400 locations in 49 states.
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals weaken us in our COVID-19 battle
News
23 Apr 2020 | Environmental Health News
We are an unhealthy nation—and many of our elevated disease rates are linked to environmental chemicals. COVID-19 is bringing into sharp focus the need to prevent this widespread exposure.