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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organofluorine in lakes and waterways of the northwestern Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
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10 Sep 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were detected in 85% of samples, with 6:2 FTS detection indicating AFFF impacts in surface waters.
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Adverse birth outcomes related to concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in maternal blood collected from pregnant women in 1960-1966
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9 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
Using data from a US-based cohort study, measured maternal PFAS levels from the 1960s were extremely high and were associated with lower birth weight and impaired fetal growth.
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Rep. Carbajal Introduces Clean Airport Agenda: Two New Bipartisan Bills To Help Central Coast Airports Remove Threat Of Forever Chemicals
Policy
8 Sep 2023
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports.
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U.S. House Budget Threats Jeopardize Proposed PFAS Regulations
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8 Sep 2023 | Public News Service
Environmental groups say a proposal to cut $4 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency budget would gut the regulations designed to clean up toxic chemicals from public water systems in Illinois and across the country.
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'Forever chemicals' from US base in Tokyo fueling residents' fears
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8 Sep 2023 | Mainichi Japan
Residents living near a U.S. military base in western Tokyo have been having deepening concerns about their health after a recent local study found many of them have excessive amounts of harmful substances, dubbed "forever chemicals," in their bloodstream.
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Dutch lawyers sue Chemours, DuPont over PFAS
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7 Sep 2023 | c&en
The companies are accused of misleading regulators to obtain discharge permits.
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Dermal bioaccessibility of perfluoroalkyl substances from household dust; influence of topically applied cosmetics
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6 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
In vitro testing revealed that dermal contact with dust may be an important exposure pathway for many PFAS, and that personal care products like sunscreen and moisturizer may change how the body is exposed to PFAS through the skin.
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Florida City Becomes Key Player in "Forever Chemicals" Fight
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5 Sep 2023 | Fox
Dave Peters took pride in supplying the residents of Stuart, Florida with award-winning drinking water. The former public works director says he clearly remembers one evening back in 2016 when the city’s living "nightmare" began.
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NH Delegation Welcomes $7.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Drinking Water Systems in New Hampshire
Policy
5 Sep 2023
U.S. Congresspeople Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is receiving $7,640,000 in fiscal year 2023 bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS.
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3M faces further legal battles after earplugs, PFAS settlements
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5 Sep 2023 | Yahoo!Finance
3M Company settled a lawsuit over faulty earplugs sold to the U.S. military for $6 billion, but that still may not be the end of the company's legal troubles.
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PFAS water contamination in schools forces thousands of children to steer clear of fountains and rely on bottled water
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5 Sep 2023 | DailyMail.com
A PFAS contamination crisis in school drinking water has forced dozens of classrooms nationwide to quietly switch to bottled water.
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Pharma, agri companies face threat of EU ban on some ‘forever chemicals’
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4 Sep 2023 | POLITICO
A draft opinion is likely to spook the billion-dollar industries, which rely heavily on the chemicals.
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Comparative study of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal from landfill leachate
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31 Aug 2023 | Chemosphere
Foam fractionation and anion exchange resin treatment were the most cost-effective methods for removing >90% of PFOA and PFOS, while nanofiltration was the only method practical for short-chain PFAS removal.
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3M's $10.3 billion PFAS settlement gets preliminary approval
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30 Aug 2023 | Reuters
3M on Tuesday secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals, less than a day after a group of 22 U.S. states and territories dropped their objections to the deal.
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Association between a Mixture of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Inflammatory Biomarkers in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort
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30 Aug 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal PFAS exposure is associated with an increase in multiple inflammatory biomarkers that may contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, premature labor, and fetal growth restriction.