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$4 billon settlement to protect Chemours, DuPont, Corteva against legacy PFAS liabilities
Policy
13 Feb 2021
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reached the agreement in 2020 and made the announcement three weeks into the new year. It attempts to protect all three against “potential legacy PFAS liabilities,” a joint statement from the three CEOs says.
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Topo Chico Cuts PFAS Levels by More Than Half in New Tests by Consumer Reports
News
12 Feb 2021 | Consumer Reports
Coca-Cola has reduced the level of PFAS chemicals in Topo Chico Mineral Water, the beverage maker’s popular sparkling mineral water, according to new tests by Consumer Reports.
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Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’
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10 Feb 2021 | MLive
The EPA removed the toxicity assessment for PFBS from its website alleging the document was compromised by "political interference" in the final days of the Trump administration.
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EPA PFAS Regulations: “PFAS A Priority” Says Incoming Administrator
Policy
9 Feb 2021
While Mr. Regan was questioned on many topics during his hearing, his statements supported two key points that we have been predicting for several months: (1) that Biden’s EPA will place top priority on PFAS and (2) that the EPA’s PFAS regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act are coming – soon.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, gas and particle in open ocean and coastal environment
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Chemosphere
Regional comparison of air/water properties of PFAS in the oceanic environment indicated potential partitioning of ionic PFAS between surface seawater and oceanic air.
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Bill to protect firefighters from PFAS reintroduced in Congress
News
6 Feb 2021 | Holland Sentinel
The bill would direct federal agencies to develop training and best practices to limit exposure to PFAS in fire departments nationwide.
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US EPA nominee stresses environmental justice and PFAS control
News
4 Feb 2021 | Chemical & Engineering News
Michael Regan wants to limit PFAS releases to air and water.
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A Synthetic Biology Approach Using Engineered Bacteria to Detect Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Contamination in Water
Science
3 Feb 2021 | Mil Med
The U.S. Air Force Academy genetically engineered a bacteria that when in contact with PFAS produces a protein that glows red, designating the presence of PFAS.
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Priority perfluoroalkyl substances in surface waters - A snapshot survey from 22 developing countries
Science
2 Feb 2021 | Chemosphere
Baseline PFAS contamination water levels were developed for 22 developing countries worldwide.
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New tests trigger alert on Galesburg water; exceeds guidelines for PFAS which could be harmful
News
1 Feb 2021 | The Register-Mail
The IL EPA’s draft guidance level for PFOA is 2 ppt. Galesburg’s water supply tested at 17 parts per trillion in November and 12 in December.
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PFAS control ranks high on environmental agenda
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1 Feb 2021 | Chemical & Engineering News
Biden's campaign platform called for the EPA to designate some PFAS as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law for cleaning up contaminated land and aquifers.
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‘Water is Life’: Record-Eagle testing project uncovers PFAS in Indigenous household wells
News
31 Jan 2021 | Record Eagle
The contamination found in their water isn’t high enough to require state officials to address the issue, but its presence still bothers those affected.
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Pentagon needs ‘culture change’ on pollution, say PFAS caucus members
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29 Jan 2021 | M Live
The task force sent a letter to President Joe Biden in which 132 members of Congress from both parties urged immediate steps to tackle the contamination problem across the nation.
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DEQ cites Chemours for PFAS treatment system failures
News
28 Jan 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The chemical plant in Bladen County, NC receives notice of violation for problems with a new treatment system that is expected to remove 99 percent of residual PFAS before they reach the Cape Fear River. This is the third notice of violation the DEQ has issued Chemours for its treatment system, and one of many since the public became aware of the contamination from the plant.
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Comparison of currently available PFAS remediation technologies in water: A review
Science
28 Jan 2021 | J Environ Manage
In this review, extra consideration is given to novel advanced techniques for PFAS including short chain PFAS removal, and compare their efficiencies, effectiveness, energy use, sustainability, cost, and simplicity in laboratory scale to field applications.