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Buffalo Sewer Authority moves to remove forever chemicals from landfill leachate through firm's new tech
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20 Sep 2023 | Buffalo News
The largest landfill in New York State for years has been trucking up to 150,000 gallons of leachate per day to Buffalo for treatment at the city's Bird Island wastewater plant, where toxic levels of chemicals such as ammonia and nitrogen are removed before the water gets piped into the Niagara River.
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Independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination
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20 Sep 2023 | Australian Minister for Defence
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment with an independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination.
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US Agencies Move Towards Buying PFAS-Free Fire Suppressants
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19 Sep 2023
The Pentagon approved its first PFAS-free fire suppressant, opening the door toward airports putting out deadly fires without simultaneously putting firefighters, people, and the environment at risk.
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Scientists say some pitcher filters eliminate PFAS from your tap water
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19 Sep 2023 | News Center Maine
The report by the Environmental Working Group tested 10 pitcher filter brands.
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PFAS at Santa Susana Seep Through Regulatory Cracks
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19 Sep 2023 | PEER
Despite historic use of toxic PFAS chemicals at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, California’s public health agencies are not monitoring the migration of these chemicals and have no plans to clean them up, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
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‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women
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18 Sep 2023 | The Guardian
Women exposed to several widely used chemicals appear to face increased odds for ovarian and other types of cancers, including a doubling of odds for melanoma, according to new research funded by the US government.
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Proposed PFAS draft legislation could give chemical companies regulation loopholes
Policy
18 Sep 2023
Two North Carolina moms who are activists against PFAS pollution met with federal leaders, including Sen. Thom Tillis, to speak out against new draft legislation that could allow polluters to avoid regulation.
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The battle over PFAS in Europe
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18 Sep 2023 | c&en
Industry pushes back on the government proposal to ban fluoropolymers.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances chemical degradation strategies: insights into the underlying reaction mechanisms
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18 Sep 2023 | Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng.
This review discusses how PFAS are degraded by different mechanisms in order to facilitate the advancement of PFAS destruction methods.
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An integrated assessment of ecological and human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through toxicity prediction approaches
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18 Sep 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFOS and PFOA are the most prevalent PFAS in surface water and in humans, and modeling indicates that they result in endocrine disruption and multi-generational behavioral effects.
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2 ways of knowing if there are PFAS in your drinking water
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17 Sep 2023 | Popular Science
If forever chemicals made it into your water supply, a filtration system can help remove them.
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Toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ found in drinking water across Georgia
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15 Sep 2023 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new round of testing has revealed toxic chemicals linked to cancer and impaired immunity, including in children, in the drinking water of nearly a dozen systems across Georgia, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
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14 Sep 2023 | AP
Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest.
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UL Solutions Enhances Restricted Substance Management Software to Help Clients Identify PFAS in Product Data and Aid Compliance Management
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14 Sep 2023 | UL Solutions
UL Solutions, today announced an addition to its restricted substance and chemical data management software that helps clients to quickly identify PFAS in product and product portfolio data.
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Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the Multiethnic Cohort Study
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14 Sep 2023 | Environ. Int.
Researchers found a significant positive correlation between PFNA and renal cell carcinoma risk, particularly in African American participants but also in Native Hawaiian and White participants.