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Forever Chemicals Are in Nearly Half of America’s Tap Water. Here’s How to Reduce Your Exposure.
News
24 Jul 2023 | The New York Times
Clean, safe drinking water is a luxury that many people in the United States take for granted. But your tap water may not be as safe as you think.
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The EPA currently regulates 2 PFAS chemicals. This Minnesota lab is working to destroy 47
News
24 Jul 2023 | CBS News
From life-saving medications to contact lenses and fast food wrapping, PFAS, or "forever chemicals," are ubiquitous in our lives.
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Alaska will start monitoring villages for PFAS in anticipation of new EPA rules
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20 Jul 2023 | Alaska Public Media
Beginning this fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages to identify levels of PFAS contamination.
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Dingell Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Remove PFAS from Firefighter Gear
Policy
20 Jul 2023
Bipartisan Congresspeople introduced The Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act (PFAS Alternatives Act), to support development of next-generation PFAS-free turnout gear for firefighters and better protect firefighters from the dangers of their work.
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A State-of-the-Science Review of Interactions of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) with Renal Transporters in Health and Disease: Implications for Population Variability in PFAS Toxicokinetics
Science
13 Jul 2023 | Environ Health Perspect.
This state-of-the-science review integrated current knowledge to assess how changes in kidney function and transporter expression from health to disease could affect PFAS toxicokinetics and identified priority research gaps that should be addressed to advance knowledge.
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Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
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6 Jul 2023 | CNN
Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey.
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An LC-MS/MS method for the quantitative determination of 57 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at ng/kg levels in different food matrices
Science
6 Jul 2023 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
An analytical method was optimized for quantifying the amount of PFAS in milk powder, milk-based infant formula, meat-based baby food puree, fish and fish oil, fresh egg, and soluble coffee, with limits of quantification low enough to comply with EU regulation.
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[Video] The PFAS Cover-up
News
29 Jun 2023 | Zembla
In the ‘PFAS Cover-up’ Zembla uncovers what PFAS-producers Dupont and 3M knew of the dangers of their chemicals.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and infant sleep disturbance: A prospective cohort study
Science
28 Jun 2023 | Environ Int
Exposure to several PFAS was significantly associated with an increased risk of sleep disturbance in infants, including nighttime awakenings, snoring, and longer nocturnal wakefulness.
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Factors affecting serum PFAS concentrations among US females with surgically and naturally induced menopause: data from NHANES 2003-2018
Science
27 Jun 2023 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Supplementary hormone use, and specifically estrogen hormones, are associated with higher serum PFAS in postmenopausal women.
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Safer and effective alternatives to perfluoroalkyl-based surfactants in etching solutions for the semiconductor industry
Science
26 Jun 2023 | J. Clean. Prod.
100 semiconductor manufacturers tested or adopted PFAS-free etching surfactants that showed superior wetting characteristics and predicted lower health harm compared to PFAS.
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Regulating PFAS at the Edge of Detection
News
21 Jun 2023 | American Bar Association
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published proposed regulations (88 FR 18638) for PFAS drinking water standards and seeks public comment.
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Levels of PFAS concentrations in the placenta and pregnancy complications
Science
20 Jun 2023 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
PFOA concentrations in the placenta appeared to be associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, consistent with findings for PFAS concentrations in blood.
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Domestic Dogs and Horses as Sentinels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and Associated Health Biomarkers in Gray's Creek North Carolina
Science
20 Jun 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Many PFAS were detected in dogs and horses in areas with documented PFAS contamination, and as in humans, liver and kidney health in domestic animals may be sensitive to long-term PFAS exposures.
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[Report] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles
Science
19 Jun 2023 | NIST
Total PFAS concentrations varied widely among each textile type, suggesting that the amount of PFAS present in new turnout gear may depend on the specific textiles used in gear manufacturing.