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• Canada: Notice of intent to address the broad class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

  Policy

  27 Apr 2021

  Stakeholders and interested parties will have opportunities to provide input to help inform Government of Canada activities related to addressing PFAS as a class. As a first step, stakeholders are invited to provide initial feedback on the intent to address PFAS as a class, including any challenges or opportunities they foresee.

• [Opinion] Urgent action needed to protect Alaskans’ health, drinking water

  News

  14 Apr 2021 | Anchorage Daily News

  PFAS have been found at over 100 individual sites in nearly 30 locations across Alaska and it is likely that the number of communities with contaminated water will grow as more sampling is conducted throughout the state.

• Advancing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research: an overview of ATSDR and NCEH activities and recommendations

  Science

  6 Apr 2021 | Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

  This paper presents a framework, compelling questions, and research activities to help NCEH and ATSDR advance scientific discovery in partnership with federal, state, and local stakeholders as part of a comprehensive public health response to PFAS contamination.

• We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals

  News

  31 Mar 2021 | Consumer Reports and the Guardian

  A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US. Almost every sample tested had measurable levels of PFAS.

• EPA takes two more steps down the long and winding road to national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS

  News

  18 Mar 2021 | JD Supra

  The next step will be for EPA to develop national primary drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS, which will impose binding standards nationwide where currently only an advisory level exists.

• [Press Release] State and county health departments issue “DO NOT DRINK” water advisories for two Westchester County schools

  News

  17 Mar 2021 | New York State Department of Health

  The advisories were issued following the recent discover of PFOA and PFOS in the school's water systems at levels above 10 ppt.

• Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS

  News

  9 Mar 2021 | North Carolina Health News

  The Biden administration has already indicated that it will seek to classify PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, and to take additional actions under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

• Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’

  News

  10 Feb 2021 | MLive

  The EPA removed the toxicity assessment for PFBS from its website alleging the document was compromised by "political interference" in the final days of the Trump administration.

• Firefighters battle an unseen hazard: Their gear could be toxic

  News

  26 Jan 2021 | New York Times

  Firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers.

• EWG Petitions EPA To Fine Chemical Maker More Than $400M for Failure To Report Tests

  News

  26 Jan 2021 | EWG

  As the EPA continues to move forward with its assessment of risks posed by PFAS, address contamination, and protect public health, we write to notify you of an apparent violation of reporting requirements by Solvay under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act

• [Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?

  News

  12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central

  A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.

• Scientists seek evidence that ‘forever chemicals’ hinder COVID-19 vaccines

  News

  16 Dec 2020 | NJ Spotlight

  Investigators say more work is needed on interaction of PFAS in blood and the coronavirus.

• [Press Release] Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning incineration of firefighting foam containing PFAs in certain New York cities

  News

  23 Nov 2020 | New York State

  Under the new law, incineration of this foam is prohibited in cities designated as Environmental Justice areas by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where the population is between 16,000 and 17,000 residents.

• Comparison of extraction methods for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human serum and placenta samples-insights into extractable organic fluorine (EOF)

  Science

  22 Nov 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem

  Results showed that performance, in terms of recovery, differed between the extraction methods for different PFAS; different extraction methods resulted in different EOF concentrations indicating that the choice of extraction method is important for target PFAS and EOF analysis.

• [Press Release] Wisconsin state agencies announce additional groundwater quality standard recommendations

  News

  6 Nov 2020 | Wisconsin Department of Health Services

  These recommendations include 12 individual PFAS.