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PFAS and WHO: Major Conference This Week Will Impact Litigation
Policy
10 Nov 2023
This week, the International Agency For Research On Cancer is holding a week-long conference in Lyon, France to discuss the carcinogenicity of PFOA and PFAS.
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How Worried Should We Be About “Forever Chemicals”?
News
8 Nov 2023 | Slate
PFAS are in … so many things. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
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New Report: PFAS Industry Spent More Than $110 Million on Lobbying Since 2019
News
7 Nov 2023 | Food & Water Watch
Weak regulations in the U.S. have allowed multi-billion dollar chemical corporations to conceal the dangers of toxic compounds called PFAS.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
Science
7 Nov 2023 | Chemosphere
Organic eggs from certain farms in Denmark were found to contain elevated levels of PFAS originating from fishmeal used in organic feed, leading to the voluntary removal of fishmeal from the feed by producers to mitigate PFAS exposure.
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Complex monitoring of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from tap drinking water in the Czech Republic
Science
6 Nov 2023 | Water Research
PFAS levels in drinking water in the Czech Republic were found to be very low and comparable to other recent European studies, and the authors concluded that only about 1% of the samples could pose a potential health risk.
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Does your makeup contain 'forever chemicals'?
News
4 Nov 2023 | CBC News
Canadian government to decide soon if PFAS should be classified as toxic.
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Pappas to IRS: PFAS rebates should be nontaxable based on existing guidance
Policy
3 Nov 2023
Last spring, Congressman Chris Pappas filed legislation to change the Internal Revenue Service’s tax code in regard to state-issued PFAS remediation rebates. Now he’s working another avenue: asking the IRS to fix the issue itself.
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Study: PFAS detected in 71 percent of shallow private wells tested statewide
News
3 Nov 2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Most wells had at least one PFAS, but very few had levels of concern.
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Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies
Policy
2 Nov 2023
On October 26, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with PFAS traceable to the use and disposal of AFFF, a specialized firefighting foam product widely used at airports and military bases.
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Prevalence and Source Tracing of PFAS in Shallow Groundwater Used for Drinking Water in Wisconsin, USA
Science
2 Nov 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Human waste sources, septic systems in particular, are important sources of PFAAs, especially ones with 8 or less perfluorinated carbons, in shallow groundwater.
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12 household products that contain toxic PFAS — how to protect against ‘forever chemicals’
News
1 Nov 2023 | New York Post
PFAS are lurking in your house right now — and you’re probably inviting more of them in every day.
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Spatial Prediction of Concentrations of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in European Soils
Science
31 Oct 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Machine learning was used to predict PFAS concentrations in European soils, revealing that a substantial portion of European soils may be contaminated with PFAS at levels exceeding recommended guidelines and providing valuable geospatial information for assessing environmental risks.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pediatric obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Science
31 Oct 2023 | Int J Obes (Lond)
The review investigated the potential impact of PFAS on childhood obesity. It observed a possible inverse relationship between postnatal PFAS exposure and changes in body mass index though the review was limited by the small number of studies.
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EPA to Fund Studies of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Agriculture
News
30 Oct 2023 | Inside Climate News
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday $8 million in new research funding to understand how the toxic compounds known as ‘forever chemicals’ are affecting plants and animals in agricultural, rural and tribal communities.
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The race to destroy PFAS, the forever chemicals
News
30 Oct 2023 | MIT Technology Review
Scientists are showing these damaging compounds can be beat.