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[Press Release] Gov. Newsom vetoes California bill to track and report toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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19 Sep 2022 | EWG
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required collection and reporting of information on products and substances sold or brought into the state containing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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PFAS and Federal Contracting: What Contractors Should Know and Why
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15 Sep 2022 | JDSurpa
Government contractors should monitor PFAS developments both in the litigation and government acquisition space to ensure they are prepared should an issue arise.
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CA legislature turning off tap on PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals
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14 Sep 2022 | Natural Resources Defense Council
Read the full article by Avinash Kar (Natural Resources Defense Council) “The end of the legislative session in California brought welcome news on PFAS, a class of toxic ‘forever’ chemicals consisting of 12,000+ chemicals. Several pieces of legislation addressing this toxic and persistent class of chemicals moved forward. PFAS contaminate drinking water across the state…
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California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
Policy
13 Sep 2022
This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.
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EPA Proposes to Stop Authorized Use of Certain PFAS in Pesticide Products
Policy
1 Sep 2022
The U.S. EPA is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as PFAS from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.
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Federal Procurement And PFAS: The Push (and Push Back) For Policy Change
Policy
19 Aug 2022
The Biden Administration has prioritized addressing the environmental and health issues posed by the use of PFAS, including use by federal agencies and the military.
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‘Forever chemicals’: What are PFAS and can we solve this persistent pollution problem?
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19 Aug 2022 | Euronews
We need to turn off the tap on PFAS pollution, and to do that we need to stop all unnecessary use of PFAS as soon as possible.
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Indications of Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Toilet Paper
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2 Aug 2022 | Mamavation
Indications of Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Toilet Paper indications of toxic pfas forever chemicals found in toilet paper Tuesday 02 August 2022 Mamavation PFAS, Products, Health Read the full article by Mamavation "Mamavation sent 17
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Common questions about PFAS, answered
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20 Jul 2022 | The Hill
Here, we lay out common questions related to PFAS, and their answers, and explain the next steps needed to address this potential pollutant, according to experts.
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PFAS in consumer products grabs public attention
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14 Jul 2022 | Environmental Health News
EHN wrapped up the first part of an extensive investigation into PFAS in consumer products.
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Colorado bans PFAS in oil- and gas-extraction products
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6 Jun 2022 | C&EN
Colorado has become the first US state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products used in drilling for oil and gas.
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Estimated daily intake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances related to different particle size fractions of house dust
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6 Jun 2022 | Chemosphere
Children’s estimated daily intake for the sum of PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS from house dust exposure is close to the tolerable weekly intake value presented by the European Union.
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U.S. government’s $650 billion buying power could move markets to PFAS-free products
Policy
24 May 2022
Curbing the needless use of the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS could end their cycle of contamination, and the U.S. government has an extraordinary ability to move markets to PFAS-free products with its $650 billion annual purchasing power.
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Extraction and Matrix Cleanup Method for Analyzing Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acids and Other Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Fruits and Vegetables
Science
24 May 2022 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
An extraction and cleanup method was developed to quantify 45 PFAS, including 13 PFEAs, 3 perfluoroalkane sulfonamides, and 6 fluorotelomer carboxylic acids in 10 types of fruits and vegetables.
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PFAS use in electronic products and exposure risks during handling and processing of e-waste: A review
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24 May 2022 | J Environ Manage
The wide use of PFAS in electronics presents a likely exposure source to workers at electronic-waste disposal sites given that PFAS have been detected in environmental and human samples near waste processing sites.