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[Perspective] From “forever chemicals” to fluorine-free alternatives
Science
18 Jul 2024 | Science
PFAS are persistent chemicals with significant health hazards, leading to regulatory actions and efforts to find safer alternatives, which present challenges in ensuring effective replacements without causing unintended consequences or compromising performance.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) effects on lung health: a perspective on the current literature and future recommendations
Science
18 Jul 2024 | Front Toxicol
A review on PFAS effects on lung health included impaired fetal lung development, reduced immune function in children, and potential lung cancer, highlighting the need for more research on their toxicity mechanisms and improved risk assessment.
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North Carolina regulators pass on establishing standards for forever chemicals
Policy
17 Jul 2024
The Environmental Management Commission committee votes to pursue groundwater standards for only three PFAS compounds at the September meeting.
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Nontarget Analysis of Legacy and Emerging PFAS in a Lithium-Ion Power Battery Recycling Park and Their Possible Toxicity Measured Using High-Throughput Phenotype Screening
Science
17 Jul 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
The rapid growth of the lithium-ion battery recycling industry and scarcity of battery materials is raising concerns about environmental risks, particularly from PFAS, with a study identifying 25 types of PFAS in battery recycling areas and highlighting their toxicity and widespread presence.
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What is ‘Teflon flu’? It’s linked to a coating on some nonstick pans.
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16 Jul 2024 | The Washington Post
Confirmed cases of the illness remain rare, but scientists said some pans can burn off potentially harmful fumes if heated to very high temperatures.
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EPA Releases New Science-Based Recommendations to Help More States, Tribes, and Territories Reduce Exposure to PFAS in Fish
Policy
15 Jul 2024
“It’s important for EPA to continue advancing the science on PFAS as part of our comprehensive effort to protect the public from these harmful substances,” said EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott. “By considering the latest science in their local advisories and testing for PFAS in fish at a local level, states and Tribes can protect subsistence, recreational, and sport fishers.”
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Accumulation of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Coastal Sharks from Contrasting Marine Environments: The New York Bight and The Bahamas
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12 Jul 2024 | ES&T
Sharks from the New York Bight have significantly higher and more diverse concentrations of PFAS compared to those from the Bahamas, highlighting the impact of human population density on PFAS accumulation in marine predators.
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A Multi-Factor Analysis Linking Environmental Stressors with Presence of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Coastal Lagoon
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12 Jul 2024 | ACS ES&T Water
Machine learning analysis of surface water samples from the Indian River Lagoon identified salinity as a key factor associated with the presence of PFAS, particularly long-chain carboxylic compounds, suggesting the need for targeted monitoring and interventions based on environmental factors.
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EPA Recommends States Monitor PFAS in Locally Caught Edible Fish
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11 Jul 2024 | Bloomberg Law
The EPA included PFAS for the first time alongside cyanotoxins, arsenic, lead, pesticides and other pollutants in its national guidance and recommendations for which contaminants states should monitor in their fish and shellfish advisory programs.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban Could Impact Millions of Americans
News
10 Jul 2024 | Newsweek
The proposed Pennsylvania House Bill 2238, which has not yet been passed, hopes to outlaw the use of PFAS chemicals in cleaning products, carpets, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, food packaging, infant and children's products, menstrual products, and textiles, among others, by 2027.
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‘Forever chemical’ polluters land hefty contracts to meet electric vehicle battery demand
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10 Jul 2024 | The Examination
Companies making battery chemicals stand accused of misleading regulators, hiding information and contaminating communities while making similar, related products.
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Combining Advanced Analytical Methodologies to Uncover Suspect PFAS and Fluorinated Pharmaceutical Contributions to Extractable Organic Fluorine in Human Serum (Tromsø Study).
Science
10 Jul 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Traditional PFAS monitoring cannot fully account for extractable organic fluorine (EOF) levels in human blood, but recent screening of human serum in Norway revealed that fluorinated pharmaceuticals significantly contribute to EOF, closing the mass balance for some but not all samples.
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Occurrence and potential ecological risks of PFAS in Pampulha Lake, Brazil, a UNESCO world heritage site
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10 Jul 2024 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS have been found in high concentrations in Pampulha Lake, Brazil, posing ecological risks and potential health concerns due to bioaccumulation in fish, highlighting the need for more research in urban watersheds of low and middle-income countries.
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Firefighting Foam: DOD is Working to Address Challenges to Transitioning to PFAS-Free Alternatives
Policy
8 Jul 2024
The Defense Department is mandated to stop using PFAS-containing firefighting foam, but faces challenges like the lack of a suitable replacement, an estimated transition cost of over $2.1 billion, and potential delays requiring waivers until 2026.
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Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Science
8 Jul 2024 | Nature
A cradle to grave evaluation of PFAS in lithium ion batteries found contamination near manufacturing sites from PFAS with similar ecotoxicity and treatability to PFOA, a highly toxic legacy PFAS. This work underscores the importance of lifecycle impacts when evaluating low-carbon energy technologies.