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Let’s Talk About PFAS: Taking Action to Protect Your Health
Events
11 Mar 2021
Join scientists from STEEP for a virtual conversation on the human health effects of PFAS contaminants in drinking water.
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ detected in northern Virginia drinking water
News
10 Mar 2021 | DCist
The results showed the chemicals were present at levels ranging from 5.5 ppt at one site in Fairfax County to 62.4 ppt at a site in Prince William County. Most drinking water in the D.C. region comes from the Potomac River, but in parts of Northern Virginia tap water also comes from the Occoquan Reservoir. Testings sites closer to the reservoir had higher PFAS numbers.
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Spatial and Temporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Global Ocean and Coastal Waters
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Mass discharge estimates indicated continued substantial riverine emissions of long-chain (C7-C12) PFCAs in the period 2015-2019 for the coastal seas of China and reductions in emissions for Western European rivers compared to earlier time periods.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
News
9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS
News
9 Mar 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The Biden administration has already indicated that it will seek to classify PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, and to take additional actions under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Long Island town sues 3M, DuPont, Chemours alleging PFAS water contamination
News
8 Mar 2021 | WSHU
In the past, The Chemours Company has admitted to being a “minor player” in the release of these chemicals to the environment, but claimed the effects to be “negligible.”
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‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate sites across North Dakota, including in Fargo
News
8 Mar 2021 | Inforum
The North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo is one of several locations in North Dakota where PFAS have been found in groundwater and soil.
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New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod
News
5 Mar 2021 | Phys.org
Using their new method, Sunderland and her team were able to identify 100 percent of all PFAS compounds in the types of fire-retardant foams that were used for decades at Joint Base Cape Cod and Barnstable County Fire Training Academy.
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City of La Crosse files lawsuit calling out 23 companies for PFAS Contamination
News
4 Mar 2021 | WPR
The city claims companies knew their products posed risks to public health.
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EPA says Coakley Landfill ‘impacted’ some nearby wells; PFAS chemicals found in Superfund’s cap
News
4 Mar 2021 | NHPR
Two wells of nearby homes are above state limits on PFOA and 1,4 dioxane.
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Modeling and monitoring legacy and emerging PFAS pollution at a catchment scale: A Phoenix Webinar
Events
3 Mar 2021
The LIFE project PHOENIX will be holding a webinar regarding modeling legacy PFAS hosted by Massimo Mazzola.
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Carper, Peters release GAO showing need to address PFAS contamination
Policy
2 Mar 2021
Sen. Tom Carper and Sen. Gary Peters released on March 1 a report by the Government Accountability Office that shows the federal government needs to take further action to clean up and prevent contamination from PFAS.
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Fabrication of a near-infrared excitation surface molecular imprinting ratiometric fluorescent probe for sensitive and rapid detecting perfluorooctane sulfonate in complex matrix
Science
2 Mar 2021 | J Hazard Mater
A PFAS detecting probe was developed for PFOS determination in surface water, human serum, and egg samples across a range of different pHs.
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Wolverine Worldwide releases plan to deal with PFAS contamination at House Street property
News
24 Feb 2021 | FOX 17
The plan needs to be yet approved by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in Los Alamos waters
News
24 Feb 2021 | New Mexico PBS
While most water samples around the Los Alamos National Laboratory contained only trace levels of PFAS, some were 60 to 60,000 times the recommended lifetime exposure limit.