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The race to destroy PFAS, the forever chemicals
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30 Oct 2023 | MIT Technology Review
Scientists are showing these damaging compounds can be beat.
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New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
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27 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Researchers say the discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in the water near a Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought.
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Defence says PFAS in groundwater travelling 'faster than predicted' from Forest Hill RAAF base
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24 Oct 2023 | ABC News
Chemical run-off from an Air Force base has been detected near a NSW city's water supply, more than four decades ahead of schedule.
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Environmental distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on Svalbard: Local sources and long-range transport to the Arctic
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23 Oct 2023 | Chemosphere
PFAS were found in various environmental samples along the west coast of the Norwegian Arctic with significant contributions from wastewater and a firefighting training site. Melting snow and ice during Arctic spring may also become an increasingly important PFAS source with climate warming.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in PubChem: 7 Million and Growing
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23 Oct 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 2021 revision of the PFAS definition has led to the inclusion of over 7 million PFAS compounds in PubChem.
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EPA okays Chemours request to export GenX from the Netherlands to Fayetteville Works plant
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19 Oct 2023 | NC Newsline
The Chemours Fayetteville Works plant can import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the company’s Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments — 220 times the amount exported in 2014.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in umbilical cord blood and blood pressure in offspring: a prospective cohort study
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19 Oct 2023 | Environmental Health
Exposure to certain long-chain PFAS, particularly PFOS, PFDA, and PFUA, in umbilical cord blood was associated with lower blood pressure in offspring at the age of 4 years, with PFUA being the most significant contributor and PFDoA exhibiting a positive association with blood pressure.
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Metabolic Perturbations Associated with an Exposure Mixture of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort
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19 Oct 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of PFAS chemicals, including PFOA, PFNA, PFOS, and PFHxS, is associated with significant metabolic perturbations indicative of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in pregnant African-American women, highlighting the importance of considering the joint effects of these chemicals on human health.
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Prenatal Exposure to Multiple Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Childhood BMI Trajectories in the INMA Cohort Study
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18 Oct 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Exposure to HCB, DDE, PCBs, and PFNA was linked to an increased risk of lower birth size followed by accelerated BMI gain in single-exposure models.
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Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds
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16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Plumes of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ flowing from at least 245 US military bases are contaminating or threatening to pollute drinking water for nearby communities, and hundreds more are likely at risk across America, a new Department of Defense report finds.
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New Maine PFAS law draws objections from businesses around the world
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16 Oct 2023 | The Maine Monitor
The devil is in the details, as they say, and when it comes to PFAS regulation, there are a lot of details.
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EU PFAS Ban Deadlines Seen as Slipping to Review New Information
Policy
16 Oct 2023
The European Chemicals Agency aims by December to analyze a record number of responses to a consultation on a plan to outlaw PFAS in the European Union, amid speculation that the plan could be delayed or substantially revised.
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EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products
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16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
The EU has abandoned a promise to ban all but the most vital of toxic chemicals used in everyday consumer products, leaked documents show.
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Uhlmann Confirms EPA Will Not Pursue PFAS Enforcement Actions against Farmers, Public Airports, and Municipal Wastewater Facilities
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16 Oct 2023 | The National Law Review
The U.S. EPA will not pursue PFAS enforcement actions against farmers who used biosolids, public airports that used aqueous film forming foam for fire suppression, or municipal wastewater facilities so long as they were acting in good faith.
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure with metabolic syndrome and its components in adults and adolescents
Science
16 Oct 2023 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
A population-based study found that PFAS were negatively associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in both adults and adolescents, although there were conflicting findings across different components of this syndrome, indicating a complex relationship between PFAS exposure and metabolic health.