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State adopts $70 million plan to help farmers deal with PFAS contamination
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14 Jul 2023 | Press Herald
The state has finalized a plan on how to spend $70 million in relief funds for Maine farmers whose lives have been upended by toxic chemicals left behind by a now-defunct state-approved sludge spreading program.
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Alarmingly high PFAS levels found in the populations of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and the UK
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13 Jul 2023 | Phys.org
The hunting community in Ittoqqotoormiit (Scoresby Sound), Northeast Greenland, has some of the world's highest concentrations of PFAS in their blood, even though they live far away from sources of contamination with PFAS.
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‘Forever Chemical’ Lawsuits Could Ultimately Eclipse the Big Tobacco Settlement
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13 Jul 2023 | TIME
So far, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and 3M have paid a total of nearly $11.5 billion in damages for PFAS contamination. But that number could grow considerably, even exceeding the more than $200 billion paid by Big Tobacco in the 1990s.
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Are water filtration systems an effective way to get rid of PFAS? Here’s what a new study says
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13 Jul 2023 | USA Today
Nearly half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated by PFAS chemicals, or per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, a recent report alarmed.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) measured in seafood from a cross-section of retail stores in the United States
Science
13 Jul 2023 | J Hazard Mater
PFAS levels in several grocery store seafood samples were found to exceed safe levels, and PFBS from food storage bags contaminated the fish, potentially leading to a substantial impact on human exposure.
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Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS
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11 Jul 2023 | CBS News
Water filters have become more popular following studies that show nearly half of the country's tap water could be contaminated with potentially toxic compounds. But which are the best water filters?
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Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
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10 Jul 2023 | KFF Health News
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.
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[Opinion] No loopholes for polluters: Those responsible for PFAS must pay
Policy
7 Jul 2023
Now that the scope of this environmental crime has been revealed, many companies are seeking exemptions from our federal cleanup laws.
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What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water
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7 Jul 2023 | Vox
A new study detected PFAS in 45 percent of the country’s tap water supply. Here’s what you can do.
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Assessment of exposure to perfluorinated industrial substances and risk of immune suppression in Greenland and its global context: a mixed-methods study
Science
7 Jul 2023 | Lancet Planet Health
An Inuit cohort of hunting families had the highest non-occupational long-term exposure to PFAS worldwide despite their remote location far from industrial sources, with 86% of participants in the most severe risk category based on their blood serum concentrations.
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Japan’s Defense Ministry reports decade-old PFAS chemical spills at US air base in Tokyo
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6 Jul 2023 | Stars and Stripes
Firefighting suppressant with toxic PFAS was spilled three times at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo between 2010 and 2012 but local authorities were informed only recently, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
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Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
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6 Jul 2023 | CNN
Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey.
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'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds
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6 Jul 2023 | NPR
At least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with at least one form of PFAS known as "forever chemicals," according to a newly released study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay as a Forensic Tool for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Source Apportionment
Science
5 Jul 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Researchers created a model for allocating the sources of PFAS contamination using a more comprehensive detection method.
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Proposed rule on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could cost companies $1 billion, but health experts say it still falls short
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5 Jul 2023 | CBS News
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic ‘forever’ chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.