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Interspecies differences in perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toxicokinetics and application to health-based criteria
Science
9 May 2019 | Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol.
A holistic review was conducted to understand the path that PFAS takes through the human body using animal based studies.
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NRDC pushing Michigan to set very low PFAS drinking water limits
News
8 May 2019 | MLive
Defense Council is pushing Michigan to adopt public drinking water standards for several toxic PFAS chemicals that would be the strictest thus far of any state in the nation. In a new report delivered to state officials today, the NRDC says Michigan should set…
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MI Gov. Whitmer establishes PFAS regulation policy, developing water standards, Action Response Team
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8 May 2019 | The Michigan Daily
On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement saying Michigan will establish polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) drinking water standards this year. PFAS has been an issue for Michiganders and the Ann Arbor community over the past few years and has become increasingly concerning, especially after Ann Arbor reported an increase in PFAS levels…
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Why researchers and regulators have more questions than answers about PFAS (podcast)
News
8 May 2019 | The Whyy
Communities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have grown increasingly worried about a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. These ‘forever chemicals’ are in lots of consumer products from pizza boxes to dental floss. And they’ve been found to have contaminated soil and drinking water. But as fears about the potential…
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2605, the "Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. (D-MI) introduced a bill that would direct the Administrator of the EPA to classify PFAS as a hazardous air pollutant.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2600, the "Toxic PFAS Control Act"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine (D-PA) introduced a bill that would regulate PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2596, the "Protecting Communities from New PFAS Act"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. (D-NH) introduced a bill that would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require manufacturing and processing notices for PFAS containing products.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2591, the "PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro (D-CA) introduced a bill that would prohibit the incineration of PFAS containing waste.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2577, the "PFAS Right-To-Know Act"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Delgado, Antonio (D-NY) introduced a bill that would amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to include PFAS on the Toxics Release Inventory.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2570, the "PFAS User Fee Act of 2019"
Policy
8 May 2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley (D-CA) introduced a bill that would ensure that polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with exposure from PFAS pollution.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2533, the "Providing Financial Assistance for Safe Drinking Water Act"
Policy
7 May 2019
Chairman Pallone (D-NJ) introduced a bill would require the EPA Administrator to establish a program to award grants to PFAS-affected water systems to pay the capital costs associated with installing treatment technologies that can remove all detectable amounts of PFAS from drinking water.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2566, the "Revise Safer Choice labels to include PFAS"
Policy
7 May 2019
Rep. Soto, Darren (D-FL) introduced a bill that would require the Administrator of the EPA to revise the Safer Choice Standard to include a Safer Choice label for cookware that does not include PFAS.
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States, experts say EPA role on PFAS chemicals crucial
News
6 May 2019 | Echo Pilot
Even as states across the country work to address toxic per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) by creating their own drinking water protections, legal experts and regulators say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plays a crucial role. The dynamic is particularly important where the military is…
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Chemours reveals amount of toxic PFAS substitute it sent to plant in South Jersey
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6 May 2019 | WITF
The chemical company Chemours shipped thousands of pounds of a toxic PFAS substitute to its Chambers Works site in South Jersey between 2015 and 2018, and generated specific quantities of chemical waste at the plant over a longer period. The company’s newly released report, which it sent to…
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Seasonal Variation of Water Quality in Unregulated Domestic Wells
Science
5 May 2019 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
Private wells in the American Southwest determined to exceed the Public Health Advisory levels for PFOA and PFOS.