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Assessment of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in commercially available drinking straws using targeted and suspect screening approaches
Science
24 Aug 2023 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
PFAS were detected in all types of straws in the Belgian market except for stainless steel, with higher frequencies in glass and plant-based materials like paper and bamboo.
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US EPA orders toxicity tests on PFAS used in GenX
Policy
23 Aug 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency wants more data on the hazards of a member of the chemical family known as PFAS.
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How Should We Interpret the New Water Quality Regulations for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances?
Science
23 Aug 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Proposed PFAS regulations should be coherent to minimize exposure and risks and remediation approaches should be balanced to reduce overall exposure across the various sources of exposure.
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Chronic Exposure to a PFAS Mixture Resembling AFFF-Impacted Surface Water Decreases Body Size in Northern Leopard Frogs
Science
23 Aug 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Exposure to a PFAS mixture resembling those in AFFF-contaminated waters inhibits growth in amphibians undergoing metamorphosis in outdoor aquatic environments.
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EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
18 Aug 2023
Agency plans a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows for flexibility, but critics say ‘this is not a new definition – it is a lack of definition.'
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Stella residents sue 3M and Rhinelander paper mill for PFAS contamination of private wells
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18 Aug 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Residents have filed a class action lawsuit, claiming that waste spread on farm fields led to PFAS pollution of wells.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
News
18 Aug 2023 | The New York Times Magazine
PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them.
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PFAS and Phthalate/DINCH Exposure in Association with Age at Menarche in Teenagers of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
Science
18 Aug 2023 | Toxics
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was linked to early onset of menstruation, whereas a limited to no such association was found with the three studied PFAS.
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U.S. Defense Department expanding PFAS cleanup at former Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Policy
17 Aug 2023
An activist says there’s been a “major shift” in the way the U.S. Department of Defense is approaching the PFAS cleanup at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northern Michigan.
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Lawsuit says Brita misled users about ability to filter out ‘forever chemicals,’ more
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16 Aug 2023 | The Hill
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles claims that water filtration company Brita allegedly misled users about the ability of its popular products to remove a number of hazardous contaminants from tap water, including “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, which may cause cancer.
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Determination of several PFAS groups in food packaging material from fast-food restaurants in France
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Chemosphere
PFHxA, 6:2 FTS, and 6:2/6:2 diPAP were found in all fast-food packaging samples in France, along with many other PFAS found in certain samples.
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Evaluation of sealants to mitigate the release of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from AFFF-impacted concrete: characterization and forecasting
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Water Research X
Simulated rainfall scenarios indicate that sealing concrete surfaces previously contaminated with AFFF reduces the leaching of PFAS, while unsealed concrete surfaces could continue to release PFOS for a period of 15 years or more.
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Human health risk-based soil generic assessment criteria of representative perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) under the agricultural land use in typical Chinese regions
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Pollut
This study provides a technical reference for deriving soil generic assessment criteria for PFAAs and found that the dominant exposure pathway for PFBA and PFBS in some regions of China was vegetables and attached soil.
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Researchers ‘stunned’ to find dangerous chemicals in a common produce aisle staple: ‘[This is] particularly concerning’
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12 Aug 2023 | YahooNews
Ah, kale. Once a golden child among leafy greens — a 2011 talking point for Gwyneth and Ellen, a 2012 “Dish of the Year” star for Bon Appétit, and the 2014 fashion focus of a Beyoncé video — kale has since had increasing detractors alongside its defenders.
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Think International Space Station dust is obviously free of bad chemicals? Wrong
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11 Aug 2023 | The Register
No one's in danger but we may need to rethink some cabin materials.