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Bill to rid firefighting gear of PFAS chemicals headed to Governor Healey
Policy
1 Aug 2024
Massachusetts is on the verge of having the strongest law in the country to protect firefighters from their own gear, as a bill that effectively bans PFAS from turnout gear heads to Governor Maura Healey for her signature.
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A chemical company wants to recycle plastics in Columbia. Neighbors worry about the impact on air quality
News
1 Aug 2024 | The Baltimore Banner
A Maryland-based chemical company with a history of environmental violations is planning to build a pilot plastics recycling plant within a mile of several residential neighborhoods in Columbia.
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Association between mixed exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: Data from the Korean National environmental health survey cycle 4
Science
1 Aug 2024 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health
Exposure to multiple PFAS increases the risk of metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and high blood sugar—particularly in females, with significant contributions from PFNA.
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A data-driven approach to identifying PFAS water sampling priorities in Colorado, United States
Science
1 Aug 2024 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
A predictive model identified high-risk areas for PFAS groundwater contamination in Colorado, pinpointing private wells, schools, mobile home parks, and certain public water systems as priority sampling locations, helping decision-makers use limited resources to protect the most people.
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Developing and Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology to Detect, Monitor, and Degrade Pollutants Funding Opportunity
Policy
31 Jul 2024
The U.S. EPA is seeking applications for research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with the potential to detect, monitor, and degrade PFAS in groundwater or surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.
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Every Fish Sample Tested in Northern Illinois Rivers Found Contaminated with PFAS
News
31 Jul 2024 | Technology Networks
They found fish contaminated with PFAS in every one of their 15 test sites.
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MA Senate passes ban on PFAS in firefighter turnout gear. Will House act?
News
29 Jul 2024 | Telegram & Gazette
The state Senate Monday passed legislation long pushed by firefighters that would ban PFAS in turnout gear by 2027.
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Gold Long John adopts Empel PFA-free, waterless tech in Vietnam mills
News
29 Jul 2024 | Yahoo!Finance
The adoption by Gold Long John is said to be instrumental in creating sustainable, high-performing footwear for many leading footwear brands around the world.
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Combined screening and retroactive data mining for emerging perfluoroethers in wildlife and pets in the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina
Science
29 Jul 2024 | Chemosphere
Non-targeted analysis techniques uncovered novel fluorinated compounds, such as PFO6TeDA, PFO7HxDA, PFO8OcDA, and Nafion byproduct 6, in wildlife but not domestic animals in the Cape Fear River region, with PFO6TeDA being the most frequently detected, necessitating further studies to assess the impact of regrettable substitutes on wildlife and humans.
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Examining the Impact of Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure on Erythrocyte Profiles and Its Related Nutrients: Insights from a Prospective Study on Young Taiwanese
Science
29 Jul 2024 | Environ. Pollut.
A decade-long study of 502 young Taiwanese individuals found that PFAS exposure is associated with changes in erythrograms, linking specific PFAS compounds to increased transferrin saturation and decreased vitamin B12 levels, with significant interactions involving iron status, vitamin B12, and folate.
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Second Trump term could boost toxic ‘forever chemicals’, experts warn
Policy
28 Jul 2024
Ex-president’s allies and Project 2025 propose restrictions to EPA’s ability to protect the public from toxins like PFAS.
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Some condom and lubricant brands contain alarming levels of PFAS – study
News
28 Jul 2024 | The Guardian
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to low birth weight, reduced sperm counts and infertility.
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Associations between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and plasma immune molecules in three-year-old children in China
Science
27 Jul 2024 | Toxicol Appl Pharmacol
Prenatal exposure to PFAS significantly affects immune molecule levels in three-year-old children, with specific PFAS linked to increases in interleukins and Eotaxin-3, which help regulate the immune system, highlighting the need to understand environmental impacts on early immune development.
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Bill mandating end to use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams becomes law in Alaska
Policy
26 Jul 2024
The new law, in effect without the governor’s signature, requires a switch to PFAS-free foams by Jan. 1 and sets up a system to help rural villages get rid of them.
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PFAS CERCLA Expansion Now On Hold
Policy
26 Jul 2024
EPA originally set a deadline of April 2025 to finalize the rule to add seven additional PFAS to CERCLA; however, EPA’s July 2024 Unified Agenda now indicates that the deadline to finalize the rule for the additional seven PFAS is “to be determined.”