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Federal PFAS Report Card
Policy
13 Jun 2022
EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Impact of Firefighting Aqueous Film-Forming Foams on Human Cell Proliferation and Cellular Mortality
Science
15 Mar 2022 | J. Occup. Environ
Three common AFFFs induced cellular toxicity and significantly decreased cell proliferation, even when cells were treated with concentrations 10-fold lower than the working concentration used for fire suppression.
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Pine needles tell the story of PFAS in North Carolina
News
21 Feb 2022 | Phys.org
Researchers from North Carolina State University used historical and current pine needle samples to trace the presence and concentrations of over 70 different types of PFAS in six N.C. counties from 1961 to the present.
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S.3662 - Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
Policy
16 Feb 2022
An amendment was introduced titled "Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act" onto SB 3662.
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Fire Test Performance of Eleven PFAS-Free Class B Firefighting Foams Varying Fuels, Admixture, Water Types and Foam Generation Techniques
Science
14 Feb 2022 | Fire Tech.
PFAS-free firefighting foams were found to meet performance requirements depending on the foam generation technique and the type of fuel or water on which the foams were applied.
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2 Charlotte Sites Part of Latest Fight to Force Companies to Clean up PFAS
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4 Nov 2021 | WFAE
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has filed lawsuits against 14 manufacturers of a common fire suppressant containing PFAS used by firefighters.
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‘This Stuff Won’t Go Away’: PFAS Chemicals Contaminate Wisconsin’s Waterways and Soil
News
22 Oct 2021 | The Guardian
As municipalities and residents wrestle with the water crisis, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature has killed legislation and blocked funding meant to address the problem.
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Revealed: More Than 120,000 US Sites Feared To Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
News
17 Oct 2021 | The Guardian
List of facilities makes it clear that virtually no part of the US appears free from the potential risk of air and water contamination with the chemicals.
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Concentration profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment
Science
12 Oct 2021 | J. Environ. Manage.
Precursor biotransformation products are detected in landfill leachates and wastewater-related sources.
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Eau Claire Shuts Down Nearly Half of Wells Due To PFAS Contamination
News
12 Oct 2021 | Associated Press
The city of Eau Claire has shut down almost half its wells due to PFAS contamination.
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Records Released in FOIA Response Reveal Regulators’ Effort To Justify Slow Disclosure of PFAS Contamination
News
10 Oct 2021 | Record Eagle
The 160-document request details justifications for the delay, as well as talking points, protective memos and selective redactions.
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‘Something Has To Be Done’: Living Along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, One Of Wisconsin’s Most Polluted Waterways
News
7 Oct 2021 | Wisconsin Watch
The DNR first added Starkweather Creek to its impaired waters list in 1998 due to low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, sediment and toxic metals.
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PFAS Contamination: Of 21 Barnstable Ponds Tested, 21 Had Contaminants, Town Report Finds
News
4 Oct 2021 | Cape Cod Times
Seven samples had PFAS levels that exceeded the state drinking water standard.
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Connecticut Will Inspect More Than 2,400 Locations in the Hunt for Dangerous PFAS Chemical Contamination
News
7 Sep 2021 | Hartford Courant
Connecticut’s health agency also plans to spend roughly $500,000 to purchase specialized lab equipment that is needed to detect extremely small amounts of the chemicals in the water.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ From a Military Installation at Mitchell Airport Are a Risk to Nearby Drinking Wells, Lake Michigan, a Reports Says
News
1 Sep 2021 | Stevens Point Journal
Despite testing that found ‘forever chemicals’ at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport two years ago, the Department of Defense has yet to move forward with a plan to address the contamination, putting nearby residents with private drinking wells at risk