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Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
News
15 Jun 2022 | Scientific American
Nearly 70 percent of all pesticides introduced into the global market from 2015 to 2020 contained PFAS chemicals or related compounds,
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[POSTER ABSTRACT] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and obesity in Florida firefighters
Science
15 Jun 2022 | Cancer Research
Firefighters who had higher than average body mass indices had higher total serum PFAS concentrations than firefighters of healthy weight.
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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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Target and suspect screening of 4,777 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river water, wastewater, groundwater and biota samples in the Danube River Basin
Science
13 Jun 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
82 PFAS were detected in Europe’s second largest river basin with many at concentrations of environmental concern.
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[White Paper] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging Second Alternatives Assessment
Science
13 Jun 2022 | WA State Department of Ecology
This is the second Washington State Department of Ecology alternatives assessment of PFAS in plant-fiber-based food packaging.
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Forever chemicals linked to hypertension in middle-aged women
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13 Jun 2022 | American Heart Association
Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common synthetic chemicals called PFAS, also called ‘forever chemicals’ and found in water, soil, air and food, were at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, compared to their peers.
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Occurrence, distribution, and input pathways of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soils near different sources in Shanghai
Science
13 Jun 2022 | Environ. Pollut.
Many PFAS were detected throughout soils, with highest concentrations near fire stations and industrial areas.
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EPA issues first test order under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in commercial fire fighting foam and other uses
News
10 Jun 2022 | EPA
Today, as a part of the U.S. EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances Control Act test orders to require companies to conduct and submit testing on PFAS.
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3M’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Crisis Has Come to Europe
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9 Jun 2022 | Bloomberg
Then she tested herself. She had about 300 micrograms of PFOS per liter in her blood, more than 60 times the level recommended as safe today by the European Union.
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Toxic PFAS, the “everywhere chemicals,” are in organic pasta sauce and ketchup, drugs, pesticides, and foodware
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8 Jun 2022 | Sierra
Organic pasta sauce and ketchup, common medicines and drugs such as Flonase nasal spray, Prozac, and Cipro, and even the basic packaging in which our foods are wrapped were found to be contaminated with a toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Study finds PFAS health risks inadequately communicated
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8 Jun 2022 | Coastal Review
Official efforts to communicate the health risks of certain man-made compounds in heavily contaminated communities are falling short, according to a recent analysis.
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State rolls out dashboard showing PFAS monitoring results for drinking water
Policy
7 Jun 2022
Minnesota residents who get their drinking water from a community public water system will now be able to find out if their system’s water has any level of PFAS, through an interactive online dashboard unveiled today by the Minnesota Department of Health.
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EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses
Policy
6 Jun 2022
"For far too long, families across America, especially those in underserved communities, have suffered from PFAS. High-quality, robust data on PFAS helps EPA to better understand and ultimately reduce the potential risks caused by these chemicals,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
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Colorado bans PFAS in oil- and gas-extraction products
News
6 Jun 2022 | C&EN
Colorado has become the first US state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products used in drilling for oil and gas.
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States take new PFAS policy steps as waste industry awaits federal guidelines
Policy
6 Jun 2022
As the waste industry awaits new federal guidance, states are developing regulations and laws on how to manage PFAS in everything from packaging to clothing to biosolids.