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Cosmetics, cellphones, guitar strings: where we found 'forever chemicals'
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14 Dec 2020 | The Guardian
Altogether, we found PFAS in more than 200 use categories. We already knew about PFAS in fire-fighting foams, refrigerants, lithium-ion batteries, carpets, waterproof fabrics, ski waxes, fast-food paper and board containers, muffin forms, popcorn bags, and dental floss.
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More steps to be taken against PFAS in drinking water
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9 Dec 2020 | EHS Daily Advisor
Federal measures include a new permitting strategy for addressing PFAS in EPA-issued NPDES wastewater permits and analytical methods for measuring 40 additional PFAS.
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EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater Permits
Policy
8 Dec 2020
The interim strategy makes a number of recommendations for the consideration of PFAS in the NPDES permit program.
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PFAS study begins in West Michigan
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8 Dec 2020 | WMUK
The study will help advance PFAS science and help doctors know which health problems to look for in people who have been exposed, and to increase scientists’ understanding of how PFAS exposure affects the health of a population.
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State to study level of PFAS toxins reaching Colorado’s crops
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7 Dec 2020 | CBS Denver
State agencies are examining the potential contamination of irrigation waterways in areas that have previously been tested for contamination of drinking water.
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Water watchdog chief says industry should face tighter regulation on chemical leaks
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4 Dec 2020 | NJ Spotlight
Regulations have not done enough to prevent pollution by industry, and they may now need to be strengthened so that corporations do more to ensure contaminants do not escape their plants.
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Groundwater contamination by fluorinated aromatics: benzotrifluoride and its derivatives
Science
2 Dec 2020 | Chemosphere
After >40 years, benzotrifluorides are still present in the μg L-1 concentration range in groundwater.
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Desorption of Poly-and Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Soil Historically Impacted with Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
Science
1 Dec 2020 | J Env Eng
Short-chain PFAS were found to remain in soils and not diffuse into the water as readily as long-chain counterparts.
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Tests reveal toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in aerial pesticide showered over millions of acres in US
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1 Dec 2020 | Common Dreams
The manufacturer claimed that PFAS were not used in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of either the active or inactive ingredients of the pesticide found to contain 250 ppt of PFOA, 260–500 ppt of GenX, a replacement for PFOA.
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Polymer-coated electrode detects PFAS in water
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25 Nov 2020 | C&EN
Instead of bringing water samples back to the lab for analysis, researchers would like to have a continuous field monitor. ”We knew that electrochemistry potentially would be sensitive and selective enough to detect PFAS, and it’s rather inexpensive,” Dick says.
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Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
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25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
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Assessing Human Health Risks from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS)-Impacted Vegetable Consumption: A Tiered Modeling Approach.
Science
25 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
A hazard analysis based on real-world PFAS-contaminated groundwater data found that water-to-crop transfer is an important exposure pathway for communities with PFAS-impacted irrigation water.
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‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health
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24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”
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PFAS Thermal Destruction at Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A State of the Science Review
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Water
This review covers available research on the fate of PFAS through incineration systems with a focus on sewage sludge incinerators.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids in rapidly developing coastal areas of China and South Korea: Spatiotemporal variation and source apportionment
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Sci Total Environ
Results of this study provide novel insights into elucidating the spatiotemporal distribution and complicated sources of PFASs over a large area and provide a clear message for all stakeholders, water and coastal managers, and scientists.