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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2195, the "PFAs Registry Act"
Policy
10 Apr 2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris (D-NH) introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to PFAS due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations.
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CDC maps out chemical health study, excludes cancer
News
8 Apr 2019 | Bucks County Courier Times
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced its plans for a highly anticipated health study on PFAS, but the study will not assess whether or not the chemicals can cause cancer, a primary concern of impacted communities, including in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The U.S.…
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The Concept of Essential Use for Determining When Uses of PFASs Can Be Phased Out
Science
8 Apr 2019 | Environmental science. Processes & impacts
The article explores the concept of essential use (already defined in the Montreal Protocol) as a guide for determining which PFAS uses can already be phased out.
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Maternal serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances and birth size in British boys
Science
8 Apr 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Prenatal exposure to high levels of PFOS may be associated with reduced birth size in male infants.
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Determination of adsorbable organically bound fluorine (AOF) and adsorbable organically bound halogens as sum parameters in aqueous environmental samples using combustion ion chromatography (CIC)
Science
6 Apr 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
The use of combustion ion chromatography as a screening test was used to detect PFAS before the use of LC-MS/MS.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2102, the "VET PFAS Act"
Policy
4 Apr 2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. (D-MI) introduced a bill that the Federal code to provide care and medical services to veterans and their dependents who may have been exposed to PFAS.
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Couple believe son’s death, their health issues result of high PFAS in drinking water
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2 Apr 2019 | MLive
After more than a decade of drinking water that recently was determined to have high levels of PFAS and related compounds, Steven and Patsy Lamb believe the ‘forever chemicals’ were behind the untimely death of their son and their own health problems…
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New Jersey is making companies pay for toxic contamination — Shining a new light on a little-known offender
News
2 Apr 2019 | The Intercept
New Jersey laid financial responsibility for dealing with PFAS contamination squarely at the feet of the chemical companies responsible for it. The state’s Department of Environmental Protection issued a directive on Monday ordering five companies to pay the costs of dealing with the toxic chemicals that have been associated with numerous health…
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 1976, the "PFAS Detection Act of 2019"
Policy
28 Mar 2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. (D-MI) introduced a bill that would require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds.
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Des Moines Water Works official says more testing needed, after PFAS found at area military base
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26 Mar 2019 | Iowa Public Radio
The Des Moines Water Works plans to do more testing for toxic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, after high levels were detected at a nearby military base. Groundwater contamination at the Iowa Air National Guard base in Des Moines is nearly 200 times the federal government’s health advisory, according…
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Maine dairy farm plagued by chemical contaminants may be ‘tip of the toxic iceberg’
News
26 Mar 2019 | York County Coast Star
More than two years after learning drinking water and milk tanks on his 100-year-old Stoneridge Farm were contaminated with a class of chemicals linked to cancer and other health concerns, farmer Fred Stone still can’t sell his milk and is losing hundreds of dollars a day, every day.…
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 1863, the "Testing for Impacted Firefighters"
Policy
25 Mar 2019
Rep. Norcross, Donald (D-NJ) introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine exposure patterns to PFAS.
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Comparative Hepatotoxicity of Novel PFOA Alternatives (Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Acids) on Male Mice
Science
22 Mar 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
A comparison of the potential for liver toxicity of PFECAs (e.g., PFO2HxA, PFO3OA, and PFO4DA) with PFOA in male mice.
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Structure-based investigation on the association between perfluoroalkyl acids exposure and both gestational diabetes mellitus and glucose homeostasis in pregnant women
Science
22 Mar 2019 | Environ Int
This investigation suggests a association between short-chain PFAS exposure and both risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose levels in pregnant women.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and childhood adiposity: A prospective birth cohort study in Shanghai, China
Science
19 Mar 2019 | Chemosphere
This investigation found an association between mother's exposure to PFAS and childhood obesity at 5 years of age.