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California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
Policy
13 Sep 2022
This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.
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Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Policy
6 Sep 2022
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, any person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale in the state any new, not previously owned, textile articles that contain regulated PFAS.
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Assembly passes bill to end use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles
News
1 Sep 2022 | California Globe
A bill to end the use of PFAS chemicals in new fabrics and textiles in California was passed by the Assembly Tuesday.
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PFAS in consumer products grabs public attention
News
14 Jul 2022 | Environmental Health News
EHN wrapped up the first part of an extensive investigation into PFAS in consumer products.
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Petitioners demand Columbia Sportswear remove PFAS
News
8 Jul 2022 | NRDC
NRDC and USPIRG Education Fund delivered 48,000 petition signatures to Columbia Sportswear CEO, calling for the phase-out of toxic PFAS from the company’s supply chain.
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Widespread Occurrence of Non-Extractable Fluorine in Artificial Turfs from Stockholm, Sweden
Science
6 Jul 2022 | ES&T L
Fluorinated substances in artificial turf were found to most likely be polymeric organofluorine (e.g., fluoroelastomer, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride), consistent with patent literature.
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Colorado bans PFAS in oil- and gas-extraction products
News
6 Jun 2022 | C&EN
Colorado has become the first US state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products used in drilling for oil and gas.
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Concerning measures to increase protections from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals
Policy
6 Jun 2022
The Colorado state legislature passed HB22-1345, which was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D).
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Estimated daily intake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances related to different particle size fractions of house dust
Science
6 Jun 2022 | Chemosphere
Children’s estimated daily intake for the sum of PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS from house dust exposure is close to the tolerable weekly intake value presented by the European Union.
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Silicone Wristbands Track Firefighters’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
News
25 May 2022 | Duke University
Recent research by scientists at Duke University could give doctors and public health officials a new tool for tracking firefighters’ exposures to PFAS, cancer-causing chemicals and determining where and when the risks might be greatest.
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Workers exposed to PFAS in a variety of industries
News
17 May 2022 | Environmental Health News
For the better part of 20 years, Peter Arlein worked as a professional ski technician, waxing skis across Colorado. Working occasionally in smaller shops with poor ventilation, he breathed in fumes released by the waxes.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in nearly 60% of children’s ‘waterproof’ or ‘stain-resistant’ textiles
News
10 May 2022 | The Hill
Nearly 60% of children’s textiles labeled “waterproof”, “stain-resistant”, or “environmentally friendly” that were tested as part of a new study contained toxic PFAS substances known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment.
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20 Million Acres of U.S. Cropland May Be Contaminated by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
9 May 2022 | EcoWatch
PFAS are used to make products water-, heat- or stain-resistant, The Guardian reported.
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Take-back program aims to remove PFAS ski wax from the slopes
News
2 May 2022 | Boise State Public Radio News
Now, a partnership between the Colorado company MountainFlow Eco-Wax and students in a collegiate challenge has resulted in a take-back program for those potentially dangerous waxes containing "forever chemicals."
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The ski wax industry is working to leave PFAS behind
News
4 Apr 2022 | MarketPlace
From what he knew, these “fluorinated” or PFAS, additives had been in ski equipment in some form or another for decades.