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Toxicity of perfluorinated compounds to soil microbial activity: Effect of carbon chain length, functional group and soil properties
Science
4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Sulfonic PFAS found to have higher toxicity than the carboxylic PFAS in microbial communities.
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Elucidating the fate of perfluorooctanoate sulfonate using a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) physiologically-based toxicokinetic model
Science
4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS was traced throughout the body of rainbow trout to determine distribution and routes of elimination.
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New Hampshire Governor signs bills addressing PFAS in firefighting foam, furniture
News
3 Sep 2019 | Concord Monitor
A law signed by Gov. Chris Sununu would require fire departments to turn over older stocks of firefighting foam to the state, prohibit them from purchasing more foam containing PFAS, and restrict them from using existing foam except in specific circumstances.
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Spatiotemporal distribution and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl acids in airborne particulate matter in Chengdu City, China
Science
3 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFNA was the dominate airborne PFAS in spring while PFOA dominated winter, summer, and autumn months.
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Reusable Functionalized Hydrogel Sorbents for Removing Long- and Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) and GenX from Aqueous Solution
Science
3 Sep 2019 | ACS
New reusable filtration methods were developed to remediate PFAS-contaminated water.
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Human blood-based exposure levels of persistent organic pollutant (POP) mixtures antagonise androgen receptor transactivation and translocation
Science
3 Sep 2019 | Environ Int.
A set of human-relevant mixtures of persistent chemicals, including PFAS, associated with hormone disruption.
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Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials
Policy
3 Sep 2019
Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.
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Denmark just became the first country to ban a toxic lining common in food containers
News
3 Sep 2019 | QUARTZ
The Danish government noted that “fortunately” there are other ways to make paper grease-proof and water-proof that don’t have the potential to cause cancer and endocrine disorders.
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PFAS toxins found in drinking water throughout Southern California
News
3 Sep 2019 | The Orange County Register
Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis.
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University study questions safety of GenX-like chemicals
News
30 Aug 2019 | The Fayetteville Observer
The study found that various short-chain PFAS chemicals are widely detected in drinking water supplies. It also found that chemicals may harm both human and ecosystem health and that existing drinking water treatment approaches for the removal of long-chain PFAS are less effective for short-chain PFAS chemicals.
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For 50 years, polluters knew PFAS chemicals were dangerous but hid risks from public
News
29 Aug 2019 | EWG
A timeline of internal memos, studies and other company documents detailing 3M and DuPont's history of deception.
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WA Dept. Ecology Workshop: Safer Products for Washington
Events
29 Aug 2019
A informational workshop on how the WA Departments of Ecology and Health plan to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5135.
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Chemours submits reports, PFAS reduction proposal
News
29 Aug 2019 | Bladen Journal
There are seven recommended actions to be taken, four to be completed within two years and three that will take up to five years to complete.
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Germany, Southeastern Bavaria: PFOA and ADONA releases from 3M/Dyneon fluropolymer plant
Policy
29 Aug 2019
Available resources on PFOA and ADONA releases from 3M/Dyneon fluropolymer plant around Gendorf/Altötting, Germany
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Documents show 3M knew of dangers of PFAS chemicals, activist group says
News
28 Aug 2019 | Star Tribune
The Environmental Working Group released 20 3M documents as part of a timeline that demonstrate that the company knew for decades about and hid the dangers of PFAS... The earliest document dates to 1950.