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• Organic contaminants of emerging concern in leachate of historic municipal landfills

  Science

  19 Jan 2021 | Env. Poll.

  PFAS are present in 60-year-old landfill at levels comparable to the present day.

• Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Detection Using Molecularly Imprinted Polyaniline on a Paper Substrate

  Science

  4 Jan 2021 | Sensors (Basel)

  A low-cost electrical paper sensor was developed to have excellent sensitivity and selectivity provides the potential for large-scale monitoring of wastewater.

• Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Australian biosolids

  Science

  22 Dec 2020 | Chemosphere

  Using the population data supplied by the participating WWTPs, the mean annual estimated biosolids-associated PFAS contribution is 6 mg per person per year and ranged between 0.6 mg and 15 mg.

• Sorption behavior of 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B) on four kinds of nano-materials

  Science

  22 Dec 2020 | Sci Total Environ

  F-53B was found to be removed most efficiently with surface modified nanoclay from electroplating wastewater.

• Removal and formation of perfluoroalkyl substances in Canadian sludge treatment systems - A mass balance approach

  Science

  8 Dec 2020 | Sci Total Environ .

  The contaminant mass balances revealed that there were significant changes in mass flows of the target PFAS through all kinds of sludge treatment systems.

• State testing private wells in Fairfield for PFAS contamination

  News

  5 Dec 2020 | Maine Public Radio

  The presence of two kinds of PFAS chemicals in the wells may be related to the spread of sludge as fertilizer on fields.

• US EPA recommends testing wastewater for PFAS

  Policy

  1 Dec 2020

  Some facilities may have to test for the presence of PFAS in their wastewater, under a new strategy from the US Environmental Protection Agency

• Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) uptake by alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and bioavailability in Sprague-Dawley rats

  Science

  1 Dec 2020 | J Food Prot

  This study provides data for regulators investigating PFOA bioavailability and disposition in animals or animal products exposed to contaminated feed.

• Assessing Human Health Risks from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS)-Impacted Vegetable Consumption: A Tiered Modeling Approach.

  Science

  25 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

  A hazard analysis based on real-world PFAS-contaminated groundwater data found that water-to-crop transfer is an important exposure pathway for communities with PFAS-impacted irrigation water.

• ‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health

  News

  24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”

• Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Banning Incineration of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAs in Certain New York Cities

  Policy

  24 Nov 2020

  Governor Cuomo today signed legislation banning the incineration of AFFF containing PFAS, the emerging contaminants known as PFAS, in certain cities.

• State: 193 discharge facilities report PFAS

  News

  20 Nov 2020 | Colorado Politcs

  A map of discharge permit-holders mostly indicated a potential or actual presence of foam or other PFAS-containing material along the Front Range and pockets of the Western Slope.

• New report underscores cost impact of PFAS on POTWs, biosolids facilities

  News

  2 Nov 2020 | Water Finance & Management

  The report presents a comprehensive analysis of an in-depth survey created to help quantify these costs and operational impacts of PFAS policies and regulations at 29 publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and biosolids management facilities mainly located in the New England region.

• PFAS: Rules on firefighting foam mired in dispute over definitions

  News

  28 Oct 2020 | Wisconsin State Journal

  Act 101, passed late last year in Wisconsin on a bipartisan vote, restricts the use of PFAS containing foam to emergency situations and testing facilities with “appropriate containment, treatment and disposal measures” without defining those containment, treatment and disposal measures.

• National Priorities: Evaluation of Pollutants in Biosolids Request for Applications and Informational Webinar

  Events

  27 Oct 2020

  EPA is announcing a new funding opportunity to identify, characterize, and manage risks of known and emerging chemical pollutants found in biosolids.