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What are ‘forever chemicals'? What to know about PFAS, private wells and your tap water
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5 Sep 2024 | Evansville Courier & Press
More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of harmful pollutants often referred to as “forever chemicals” because of their indestructible nature.
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Association between family economic situation and serum PFAS concentration in American adults with hypertension and hyperlipemia.
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5 Sep 2024 | Sci Rep
Higher household income in adults with high cholesterol and related conditions was associated with increased blood levels of PFAS, with obesity significantly influencing this connection.
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These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?
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4 Sep 2024 | The New York Times
In this audio essay, the environmental activist Erin Brockovich makes the case for better regulation of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contaminating our world.
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EPA Pledges $15M to Study 'Significant Threat' to U.S. Food Supply
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4 Sep 2024 | Newsweek
The U.S. EPA has awarded $15 million in research grants to research PFAS, a "significant threat" to the country's food supply.
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Air Force Investigating 7,000-Gallon PFAS Spill at New Mexico Base
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4 Sep 2024 | Military.com
Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico is investigating the environmental toll after 7,000 gallons of chemically contaminated water spilled on the facility over the summer, according to a public announcement by the base.
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Scientists invent filter that can recycle PFAS into renewable batteries
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4 Sep 2024 | ABC News
Researchers have invented a filter that removes harmful PFAS chemicals from water and recycles them in renewable batteries. University of Queensland scientists say they believe the technology will be on the market in three years.
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White House Releases New Research Strategy to Protect Communities from PFAS
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3 Sep 2024
This strategy aims to provide data for reducing PFAS contamination, communicate research to communities, identify remediation technologies, and offer information on PFAS alternatives for informed decisions.
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Experts find PFAS is present in the blood of most Wisconsinites
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3 Sep 2024 | WSAW
Now, a study by the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health finds that most Wisconsinites already have PFAS in their bloodstream.
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Assessment of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Traditional, Organic and Protein Flours
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3 Sep 2024 | Exposure and Health
Flours, including traditional, organic, and protein varieties, contain detectable levels of specific PFAS like PFOA and PFDA, potentially contributing significantly to overall PFAS exposure, yet current regulations lack specific safety limits for these contaminants in flours.
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The unique distribution pattern of PFAS in landfill organics
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3 Sep 2024 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS chemicals from decomposing landfill waste predominantly accumulate at middle depths within a landfill, with a strong correlation between total PFAS, total carbon, and dissolved organic matter in landfill organics.
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Silicone Wristbands as a Personal Passive Sampler to Evaluate Indoor Exposure to Volatile and Non-volatile PFASs.
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3 Sep 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
Silicone wristbands were used to measure personal exposure to PFAS chemicals, with gender, age, and time spent at home influencing individual exposure levels. For some PFAS, indoor air and skin contact were found to be significant sources of exposure.
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Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Timing of Puberty in Norwegian Boys: Data from the Bergen Growth Study 2
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3 Sep 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
Higher levels of PFAS chemicals, including PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS, were associated with delayed puberty in Norwegian boys, as measured by testicular volume and testosterone levels, with some PFAS showing stronger links to later pubertal onset.
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Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals
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31 Aug 2024 | The New York Times
Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals. Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance.
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3M, Chemours Face PFAS Carpet Coating Deception Class Suit
Policy
30 Aug 2024
3M Co., EIDP Inc., and The Chemours Co. were accused in a proposed class action of covering up the harms of PFAS chemicals they sold as carpet stain repellents.
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Lawmakers push for stronger regulations on PFAS used in EV batteries
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30 Aug 2024 | Environmental Health News
U.S. lawmakers are urging stricter regulations on PFAS, chemicals used in EV batteries, amid concerns over widespread contamination.