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US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors
Policy
19 Dec 2024
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals.
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Virginia DEQ Begins Identifying Potential Sources of PFAS in Public Drinking Water
News
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has begun issuing notifications to facilities in the Commonwealth that it has identified as potential sources of PFAS detected in public drinking water systems.
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FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Clams
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19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared its latest test results for PFAS in clams as follow up to its findings in the 2022 PFAS in seafood survey.
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Federal study takes samples from Delaware homes, finds forever chemicals in dust
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19 Dec 2024 | Delaware Public Media
A report by two federal agencies found homes in New Castle near the Air National Guard Base have higher rates of PFAS than non-industrial Westfield, Mass.
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Arctic snow shows up to 71 times more PFAS during sunny months
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19 Dec 2024 | Phys.org
FAS refers collectively to the thousands of man-made chemicals that take a very long time to break down in nature. None of these substances occur naturally—also called forever chemicals, and several are suspected of negatively affecting humans and nature.
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Why Are Pesticide Companies Fighting State Laws to Address PFAS?
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18 Dec 2024 | Civil Eats
In Maine, Maryland, and beyond, the industry is using a well-worn playbook to slow legislators’ attempts to get forever chemicals out of food and water.
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EPA has known about presence and danger of PFAS in drinking water for almost two decades, documents show
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18 Dec 2024 | Prism
Though the Environmental Protection Agency finally passed regulations on “forever chemicals” in April, a Prism analysis found high concentrations in New Jersey water supplies going back years.
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Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have elevated levels of PFAS, study says. How concerning are these forever chemicals?
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18 Dec 2024 | Yahoo!Life
Smartwatches are a hot-ticket gift over the holidays, but a new study might have you rethink how you strap the device to your wrist in the future.
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Presence of Perfluorohexanoic Acid in Fluoroelastomer Watch Bands
Science
18 Dec 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
The detection of high PFHxA concentrations in fluoroelastomer watch bands raises significant concerns about dermal exposure and potential health impacts, emphasizing the need for further studies on its absorption and toxicity.
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PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear
News
17 Dec 2024 | NIST
The protective clothing worn by wildland firefighters often contains PFAS, according to a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Late lessons from early warnings on PFAS
Science
17 Dec 2024 | Nature Water
Recent PFAS regulations in the U.S. and Europe highlight the need for significant investment by water providers, innovation to avoid harmful replacements, and reforms to regulatory approaches that have historically focused on case-by-case assessments anddelayed action despite early warnings of PFAS persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity.
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Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Regarding the paper “Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure and Risk of Kidney
Science
16 Dec 2024 | Medicina del Lavoro
A letter to the editor raising a conflict of interest regarding a co-author of a previously published review paper on the associations between PFAS exposure and possible cancer risk.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in paired serum and breastmilk samples among pregnant farmworkers in Thailand
Science
16 Dec 2024 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health.
PFOS and PFNA were the most commonly detected PFAS in breastmilk from Thai farmworkers, with lactational transfer efficiencies up to 14.7%, highlighting a significant route of postnatal exposure for infants.
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Early-life exposure to PCBs and PFAS exerts negative effects on the developing Central Nervous System
Science
16 Dec 2024 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Early-life exposure to PCBs and PFAS disrupts brain development by impairing the blood-brain barrier, causing oxidative stress, and altering neurodevelopmental processes, potentially leading to cognitive deficits, neuropsychiatric disorders, and endocrine disruption.
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The Relationship Between Maternal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and the Incidence of Congenital Heart Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Science
16 Dec 2024 | Metabolites
PFAS can disrupt the endocrine system by binding to nuclear hormone receptors such as estrogen and androgen receptors, potentially interfering with hormone signaling pathways that regulate reproductive, metabolic, and developmental processes. Here, a model was developed to predict how strongly different PFAS bind to these receptors.