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Petitioners demand Columbia Sportswear remove PFAS
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8 Jul 2022 | NRDC
NRDC and USPIRG Education Fund delivered 48,000 petition signatures to Columbia Sportswear CEO, calling for the phase-out of toxic PFAS from the company’s supply chain.
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Florida oysters found to have toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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7 Jul 2022 | Phys.org
When FIU Institute of Environment scientists sampled 156 oysters from Biscayne Bay, Marco Island and Tampa Bay, they detected contaminants—PFAS and phthalate esters (PAEs)—in every single one.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
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7 Jul 2022 | The Boston Globe
But their health got worse and this spring, they learned of a potential reason why: The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
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6 Jul 2022 | Boston Globe
The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show
Policy
6 Jul 2022
A Guardian analysis of water samples from around the United States shows that the type of water testing relied on by the US EPA is so limited in scope that it is probably missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants.
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Widespread Occurrence of Non-Extractable Fluorine in Artificial Turfs from Stockholm, Sweden
Science
6 Jul 2022 | ES&T L
Fluorinated substances in artificial turf were found to most likely be polymeric organofluorine (e.g., fluoroelastomer, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride), consistent with patent literature.
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Volatilisation Potential of Per- and Poly- Fluoroalkyl Substances from Airfield Pavements and During Recycling of Asphalt
Science
4 Jul 2022 | ET&C
Conditions during asphalt recycling and on airfield pavement may allow for the volatilization of PFAS, suggesting future research is needed for this unexplored mass loss mechanism and potential exposure pathway.
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How to define PFAS
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1 Jul 2022 | C&EN
The US EPA’s approach to this category of chemicals is narrower than an international one.
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How to Define PFAS
Policy
1 Jul 2022
The US EPA’s approach to this category of chemicals is narrower than an international one.
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‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide
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30 Jun 2022 | Military Times
Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases, in large part because of the military’s longtime reliance on the firefighting foam AFFF — PFAS are active ingredients.
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European teenagers are high – on PFAS
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30 Jun 2022 | ChemSec
Teenagers in Europe have high levels of PFAS in their blood, especially Swedish, French and Norwegian ones, an EU human biomonitoring study shows.
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Vermont-wide Assessment of Anthropogenic Background Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Soils
Science
25 Jun 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFOS was the most dominant substance followed by PFNA and PFOA in all soil samples.
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Baltimore’s water system contains PFAS chemicals at levels above new EPA health advisory
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24 Jun 2022 | The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore’s water system, which serves 1.8 million homes and businesses in the city and Baltimore County, contains measurable levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ that the federal Environmental Protection Agency said last week pose health risks even at minute levels.
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EWG applauds provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in National Defense Authorization Act
Policy
23 Jun 2022
“These provisions represent significant steps toward addressing PFAS contamination at DOD facilities and exposure to military communities and families,” said Jay Lucey, EWG legislative director.
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[OPINION] Stricter federal guidelines on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water pose challenges
Policy
22 Jun 2022
Philippe Grandjean, a leading PFAS health expert, discusses the new EPA PFAS federal guidelines and concludes that a strategy is needed that protects us against the whole family of PFAS.