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Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.
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6 Dec 2024 | The New York Times
The company, Synagro, sells farmers treated sludge from factories and homes to use as fertilizer. But that fertilizer, also known as biosolids, can contain harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS linked to serious health problems including cancer and birth defects.
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Re/insurers grapple with 'hard-to-predict' PFAS problem
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6 Dec 2024 | Insurance Day
PFAS could create a tidal wave of litigation, but not enough is enough about the science and the law to say if these ‘forever chemicals’ are the next asbestos.
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Lawsuit Filed Over PFAS Discharge From Chemours Plant
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6 Dec 2024 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The West Virginia Rivers Coalition has filed a federal lawsuit against Chemours over water pollution in Wood County.
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Maine's first accredited lab for PFAS testing is expanding to meet demand
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6 Dec 2024 | News Center Maine
Lindof turned to Maine Laboratories. Located in a historic farmhouse in Norridgewock, the lab offers water test kits for 28 compounds that can be measured as low as 2 parts per trillion. Customers can order the kits online, complete with instructions. The kits run $375.
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Terrifying video shows popular Arc'teryx jackets are teeming with toxic 'forever chemicals' linked to kidney and blood cancer
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6 Dec 2024 | Daily Mail
Brits may unknowingly be risking their health by wearing waterproof jackets made with 'forever chemicals'.
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Anger at commission boils over during PFAS rules hearing
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5 Dec 2024 | CoastalReview.org
Wayne Lewis stood before state environmental regulatory officials Monday night and told the story about his wife.
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Biden bars new ‘forever chemicals’ from expedited approval
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4 Dec 2024 | The Hill
The Biden administration on Wednesday took a step toward preventing dangerous “forever chemicals” from being released onto the market after a less rigorous review process.
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PFAS-Free Energy Storage: Investigating Alternatives for Lithium-Ion Batteries
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4 Dec 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Alternatives to PFAS in lithium-ion batteries include bio-based polymers, fluorine-free ionic liquids, and siloxane-based compounds, all designed to provide similar thermal and chemical stability without the environmental persistence and toxicity of PFAS.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, apolipoproteins and the risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women
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3 Dec 2024 | Environ Health
Elevated concentrations of PFOS in the blood were strongly associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, with the risk more than tripling for each unit increase in PFOS levels.
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Prevalence of PFAS 'forever chemical' in the environment likely significantly underestimated: study
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2 Dec 2024 | ABC News
The unexpected discovery of a soon-to-be banned "forever chemical" in firefighting foams previously used in Australia has prompted concerns the chemical may be significantly more widespread in the environment than once thought.
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Residential Garden Produce Harvested Near a Fluorochemical Manufacturer in North Carolina Can Be An Important Fluoroether Exposure Pathway
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2 Dec 2024 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Residential garden produce grown near a fluorochemical manufacturing plant in North Carolina was found to contain significant levels of PFAS, predominantly low-molecular-weight PFEAs such as PMPA, PFO2HxA, PFMOAA, and GenX, with water-rich produce showing the highest contamination, posing potential dietary exposure risks for local communities.
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EPA PFAS monitoring and testing concludes
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2 Dec 2024 | City of Austin
Today, Austin Water released results from a year’s worth of water quality testing as part of a nationwide effort by the EPA to determine the presence of PFAS in public drinking water.
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Comprehensive characterization of European house dust contaminants: Concentrations and profiles, geographical variability, and implications for chemical regulation and health risk
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2 Dec 2024 | Sci Total Environ
Analysis of European house dust revealed over 1,200 contaminants, including persistent pollutants like DEHP, PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, and PFBS, with geographic trends showing higher levels of certain chemicals in Southern Europe, underscoring the need for stricter regulation and improved risk assessment.
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Concentrations and exposure risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human milk from Southern China during the first 400 days of lactation
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2 Dec 2024 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Infants consuming breastmilk during their first 400 days face significant health risks from PFAS exposure, especially in the first 45 days, making it crucial to minimize dietary and environmental PFAS exposure in lactating women to reduce concentrations in human milk.
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Impact of local food consumption on exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate in a contaminated community in North-Eastern Italy
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30 Nov 2024 | Epidemiol Prev
Consuming locally-grown foods in PFAS-contaminated areas can significantly increase exposure to PFOA and PFOS, leading to prolonged elevated blood levels, with affected individuals taking about three more years to reduce their concentrations to levels below a clinically significant threshold level.