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Airport readies PFAS pollution response
News
17 Jul 2020 | Jackson Hole Daily
Jackson Hole Airport is ordering tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of drinking water filters for neighboring residents in response to perfluoroalkyl substances that have leached into the groundwater, potentially threatening drinking water.
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Perfluoroalkyl, fluorotelomer sulfonate, and perfluorooctane sulfonamide contamination in biosolids: Composition, co-contamination and re-use implication
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Env. Poll.
Biosolids from 12 wastewater treatment plants across Australia were collected and analyzed for their PFAS concentrations.
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Efficient Photocatalytic PFOA Degradation over Boron Nitride
Science
13 Jul 2020 | ES&T L
Boron nitride was found to efficiently defluorinate PFAS when combined with UV light.
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Occurrence, fate, sources and toxicity of PFAS: What we know so far in Florida and major gaps
Science
8 Jul 2020 | TrAC Trends in Analy. Chem.
This critical review presents a summary of the recent literature, databases, and investigations of PFAS contamination in Florida, focusing on PFAS occurrence, major sources and treatment methods.
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A Resonance Rayleigh Scattering and Colorimetric Dual-Channel Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Based on Toluidine Blue
Science
7 Jul 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem
A new method was developed and used to detect PFOS in water.
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Removal of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant: Long-term Performance of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Influence of Flow-Rate
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
A cost-analysis for various operation scenarios illustrated the dominating effect of treatment goals and costs for granular activated carbon regeneration and operation costs.
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Non-target and suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese municipal wastewater treatment plants
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
63 PFAS was found in wastewater with emerging PFAS not effectively removed using traditional methods.
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Toxicity of Balb-C Mice Exposed to Recently Identified 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-2-[1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)propan-2-yl]oxyethane-1-sulfonic acid (PFESA-BP2)
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Toxicology
PFAS from the Cape Fear River basin in North Carolina was associated with increased liver and body weight percents.
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Environmental Assessment of Various End-Of-Life Pathways for Treating Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Spent Fire-Extinguishing Waters
Science
25 Jun 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This study investigates the environmental impacts emanating from the proper treatment of spent fire-extinguishing water with three end-of-life treatment scenarios.
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Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: A critical review
Science
25 Jun 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
This paper synthesises literature about the status of the pollutants and their precursors, identifies knowledge gaps and discusses future perspectives on the study of PFASs in Africa.
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Direct contact membrane distillation for effective concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances – Impact of surface fouling and material stability
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Water Re.
PFAS was removed from contaminated waters using a PTFE membrane.
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[REPORT] Initiatives to Evaluate the Presence of PFAS in Municipal Wastewater and Associated Residuals (Sludge/Biosolids) in Michigan
Science
24 Jun 2020 | EGLE
This report provides a summary of the status and findings of the Industrial Pretreatment Program PFAS Initiative and an evaluation of 42 municipal WWTPs for the presence of PFAS in influents, effluents, and associated residuals (sludge/biosolids) generated at the facilities.
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DOD must do more to address PFAS pollution
News
19 Jun 2020 | Bloomberg Law
Military service members and their families are especially at risk from forever chemicals because of the DOD’s 50-year use of fire-fighting foam made with PFAS.
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[Webinar] ASDWA PFAS – Source Water Protection Guide and Toolkit
Events
18 Jun 2020
ASDWA has published its new PFAS – Source Water Protection Guide and Toolkit and will host a webinar about its launch on June 18th, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (eastern time).
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Temporal and spatial analysis of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface waters of Houston ship channel following a large-scale industrial fire incident
Science
16 Jun 2020 | Env. Poll.
This work documents the impact of a large-scale industrial fire on the environmental levels of PFAS, establishes a baseline concentration of PFAS in the affected area, and highlights the critical need for the development of PFAS water quality standards.