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New PFAS testing method could make water testing more affordable, portable and accessible
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6 Nov 2024 | Phys.org
A study demonstrates that a small, inexpensive device is feasible for identifying various PFAS families and detecting PFAS at levels as low as 400 ppt.
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Map Reveals 20% Americans at Risk of 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
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25 Oct 2024 | Newsweek
More than 20 percent of U.S. households may rely on drinking water sources contaminated by "forever chemicals," new research by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) suggests.
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Predictions of groundwater PFAS occurrence atdrinking water supply depths in the United States
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24 Oct 2024 | Science
Researchers developed a predictive model using machine learning to estimate the likelihood of PFAS contamination in groundwater across the United States, revealing that 71 to 95 million people could be using drinking water with detectable levels of these harmful "forever chemicals" prior to any water treatment.
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Statistical Mapping of PFOA and PFOS in Groundwater throughout the Contiguous United States
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23 Oct 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
Mapping PFAS contamination in U.S. groundwater is challenging due to inconsistent testing, but a new statistical approach using ecological modeling helps create continuous maps of PFAS distribution, guiding future sampling and addressing health risks from these chemicals.
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Sampling shows treatment of forever chemicals at Grandview Wells site working
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17 Oct 2024 | Daily Inter Lake
The three systems that are serving the two wells were rented from Illinois-based water quality treatment service WaterSurplus and can treat up to 1,800 gallons a minute, according to the Kalispell Public Works Department.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found at Maryland plant, sparking investigation
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16 Oct 2024 | Bay Journal
Tests showing elevated levels of PFAS in the groundwater at Perdue AgriBusiness’s soybean processing facility in Salisbury, MD, have triggered a wider investigation in the surrounding community and a class-action lawsuit.
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Northeastern engineering students named inventors on groundbreaking patent that removes PFAS from water
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9 Oct 2024 | Northeastern Global News
The trio say the process can bring concentrations of PFAS in water bodies below the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s detection limit of 0.82 parts per trillion.
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County-level associations between drinking water PFAS contamination and COVID-19 mortality in the United States
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6 Oct 2024 | Nature
PFAS contamination in U.S. drinking water systems was associated with higher pre-vaccination COVID-19 mortality rates, reinforcing the need for ongoing monitoring and regulations to improve water quality and possibly reduce risks of severe infectious disease outcomes.
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DHS issues health advisory for French Island residents
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4 Oct 2024 | WEAU
The Wisconsin State Department of Health issued a French Island wide health advisory for residents using private wells in Spring of 2021 due to potential PFAS contamination.
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Why is PFAS-enriched foam forming on some of the cleanest lakes in the country?
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2 Oct 2024 | BingUNews
A curious phenomenon springs up occasionally on New York’s Finger Lakes: white foam, sometimes in miles-long swathes, almost as if a massive washing machine emptied out into the water.
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EPA’s drinking water limits for PFAS are under threat – and that’s nothing new
Policy
2 Oct 2024
Though utilities’ mission is to provide clean water, their trade groups for decades have often fiercely opposed initiatives to improve quality.
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U.S. EPA and Tucson airport sign agreement to protect major drinking water source
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30 Sep 2024 | Water World
The U.S. EPA and the Tucson Airport Authority enter into an agreement to protect the Tucson aquifer.
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Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds
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27 Sep 2024 | Nat Commun
A newly developed reusable polymeric sorbent, PFPE-IEX+, has been shown to efficiently capture over 98% of multiple PFAS contaminants from water sources, including drinking water and landfill leachate, with high sorption capacity and the potential for repeated regeneration.
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PFAS contamination: Lawsuit in Westminster could be first of its kind in US
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23 Sep 2024 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The jugs represent an environmental problem in this small town of 8,000 that resulted in what could be the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S.
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Spigot available for Hallowell residents seeking PFAS-free water
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20 Sep 2024 | NEWS CENTER Maine
Spigot available for Hallowell residents seeking PFAS-free water.