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[Legal Analysis] Emerging Thoughts: A Principled Framework for Regulating GenX as an Emerging Contaminant as an Emerging Contaminant
Policy
8 Apr 2020
An analysis written by Miranda Goot looks at regulating GenX as an emerging contaminant by commenting on three potential legal frameworks.
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New Jersey approves drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals. Will legal battles follow?
News
6 Apr 2020 | The Intelligencer
States that previously implemented similar standards faced swift legal action from chemical companies and even the U.S. military.
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Ohio EPA suspends testing drinking water for ‘forever chemicals’ amid COVID-19 concerns
News
2 Apr 2020 | Dayton Daily News
PFAS-based foams were formerly used at the city of Dayton Fire Training Center and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Both sites are located above the aquifer that supplies the region’s drinking water.
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A focus on Canadian guidelines and guidance for contaminated sites management
Policy
1 Apr 2020
In this report, the Canadian government outlines PFAS-related programs and how they inform the development of additional environmental quality guidelines and advance contaminated site risk management.
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[Op-ed] Hazardous chemicals and government silence — a dangerous mix
News
26 Mar 2020 | The Hill
Imagine this: More than six million Americans have drinking water that is poisoned by a group of closely related chemicals.
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Dam operation altered profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in reservoir
Science
24 Mar 2020 | J of Haz. Mat.
PFAS profiles in the water column changed from PFOA to short-chain species during dam operation.
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Metals and PFAS in stormwater and surface runoff in a semi-arid Canadian city subject to large variations in temperature among seasons
Science
24 Mar 2020 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
The mean sum of PFAS in stormwater was 9.0 ng L in the North American prairie towns.
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Public Health Assessment of and Response to Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Drinking Water, Bennington, Vermont
Science
23 Mar 2020 | J of Environ. H.
The public health measures taken in response to PFOA contamination are reviewed as potential actions to future PFAS pollution.
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Pentagon cleanup of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ likely to last decades
News
22 Mar 2020 | The Hill
The Defense Department now has 651 sites it suspects could be contaminated with PFAS. Their timeline shows it will take anywhere from six to 13 years before DOD will begin cleaning up PFAS.
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INSIGHT: Congress Confronts PFAS in National Defense Authorization Act—What you need to know
News
20 Mar 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
The final version of the NDAA dropped provisions that would have: (1) designated 4,000 PFAS as hazardous substances under CERCLA; (2) restricted PFAS discharges into drinking water supplies under the Clean Water Act; and (3) required water utilities to reduce the amount of PFAS in tap water.
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Dane County, Madison Water Utility sued for withholding PFAS records
News
17 Mar 2020 | Wisconsin State Journal
Decades of training with firefighting foam at the Dane County Regional Airport have led to PFAS in soil and groundwater.
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A Pilot Study of the Fluorinated Ingredient of Scotchgard Products and Their Levels in WWTP Sludge and Landfill Leachate from Sweden
Science
16 Mar 2020 | DiVA
For both the sludge and leachate samples, the quantified levels of Pre-2002 and Post-2002 only contributed to a minor part of the extractable organofluorine.
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UC Riverside research finds possible end to forever chemicals
News
16 Mar 2020 | WaterWorld
Using excess electrons could help break the strong carbon-fluorine bonds of PFAS in water, leaving by-products that might even accelerate the process. The reaction also formed a hydrogen fluoride molecule. Whether or not these shortchain molecules are carcinogens at typical concentrations in water has not yet been determined.
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How DuPont may avoid paying to clean up a toxic 'forever chemical'
News
13 Mar 2020 | NBC News
Robin Andrews of Pedricktown, New Jersey, has been fighting an autoimmune disease and thyroid condition for the past three years, suffering severe dental problems, hair loss and other symptoms. All, she believes, are the result of exposure to drinking water tainted by a group of chemicals called PFAS, used widely for decades in products like Teflon pans, stain-resistant carpets, even cosmetics.
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DOD releases PFAS task force progress report
Policy
13 Mar 2020
Concurrent with the release of the report, the department is releasing a consolidated inventory of 651 DOD and National Guard installations where the department is performing an assessment of PFAS use or potential release.