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Dangerous levels of PFAS detected in water for 27 million. Did the EPA find it near you?
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19 Aug 2023 | USA Today
Toxic “forever chemicals” are far more widespread through the country’s drinking water systems than previously known, according to new EPA data released Thursday.
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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?
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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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Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
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17 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
The water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are polluted.
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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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Investigation into water near 3M plant led to discovery of old and new chemicals in fish
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11 Aug 2023 | Minnesota Reformer
Average PFOS concentration in Lake Rebecca fish was almost 10 times the national average.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers
News
11 Aug 2023 | The Washington Post
New research has found “forever chemicals” in the lining of period underwear, the wrappers of tampons and in other menstruation products.
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TRI PFAS Obligations May Expand Considerably
Policy
10 Aug 2023
The proposal will have enormous impacts on numerous companies from a compliance standpoint, as well as increase risk for future PFAS litigation.
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Persistent Organic Contaminants in Dust from the International Space Station
Science
8 Aug 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Various compounds, such as PBDEs, OPEs, PAH, PFAS, and PCBs, were discovered in dust from the International Space Station, showing comparable levels to those on Earth; the elevated PFOA concentrations in ISS dust were thought to originate from onboard waterproofing, greases, and nonflammable materials.