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How Well Do Product Labels Indicate the Presence of PFAS in Consumer Items Used by Children and Adolescents?
Science
10 May 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS were detected in many products used by children and adolescents including clothing, face masks, mattress and pillow protectors, sheets, rugs, upholstery and menstrual underwear. PFAS were detected more often and at higher levels in products labeled as water- and stain-resistant.
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Suspect Screening and Chemical Profile Analysis of Stormwater Runoff Following 2017 Wildfires in Northern California
Science
10 May 2022 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Stormwater runoff from the San Francisco Bay area was found to have increased levels of PFAS after seasonal wildfires leading to potential ecological risk.
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20 Million Acres of U.S. Cropland May Be Contaminated by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
9 May 2022 | EcoWatch
PFAS are used to make products water-, heat- or stain-resistant, The Guardian reported.
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AFFF and PFAS At Forefront of Federal Action This Week
Policy
2 May 2022
Not long after the DOD provided a report in which it identified substitutes for PFAS-containing AFFF but indicated that each might not be feasible, legislators yesterday continued to apply pressure to the federal government with proposed legislation to ban the manufacture, import, and sale of any PFAS-containing AFFF in the United States.
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Take-back program aims to remove PFAS ski wax from the slopes
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2 May 2022 | Boise State Public Radio News
Now, a partnership between the Colorado company MountainFlow Eco-Wax and students in a collegiate challenge has resulted in a take-back program for those potentially dangerous waxes containing "forever chemicals."
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Spatial distribution and mass transport of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in surface water: A statewide evaluation of PFAS occurrence and fate in Alabama
Science
2 May 2022 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS were detected in 88% of surface water samples, with short-chain PFAS accounting for the majority of the contamination.
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Plasma perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and incidence risk of breast cancer: A case-cohort study in the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort
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2 May 2022 | Environ Pollut
PFOA, PFHpA, and ΣPFCA concentrations were found to have a positive association with breast cancer risk, and the authors highlighted regulating PFAS as a chemical class for breast cancer prevention.
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Acute Toxicity of Eight Aqueous Film-Forming Foams to 14 Aquatic Species
Science
2 May 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Exposure to at least one PFAS-free AFFF was at least as toxic as exposure to the PFAS-containing AFFF in all aquatic species tested.
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EU unveils plan for ‘largest ever ban’ on dangerous chemicals
Policy
26 Apr 2022
Thousands of potentially harmful chemicals could soon be prohibited in Europe under new restrictions, which campaigners have hailed as the strongest yet.
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New England governors approve transformative laws on ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
26 Apr 2022
The governors of two New England states have approved key pieces of legislation that transform their relationships with cancer-linked “forever chemicals” — by restricting their use on Maine farmland and facilitating treatment avenues for toxic exposure in Vermont.
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Army investigates PFAS chemical leak on Kwajalein base in Marshall Islands
News
26 Apr 2022 | Star and Stripes
The Army is investigating the leak of about 380 gallons of a firefighting foam into the ground on Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, Army Garrison-Kwajalein said in a newsletter published April 16.
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The California GeoTracker Database: A Unique Public Resource for Understanding Contaminated Sites
Science
26 Apr 2022 | Ground Water Monit Remediat
This paper describes the origins of California’s GeoTracker website and how it evolved to account for changes in regulatory priorities and illustrates how long-term commitment to the collection of environmental data can support the general public and regulatory and research communities.
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Levels and Temporal Trends of Trifluoroacetate (TFA) in Archived Plants: Evidence for Increasing Emissions of Gaseous TFA Precursors over the Last Decades
Science
26 Apr 2022 | ES&T
TFA concentrations in plants were found to increase over several decades, likely due to increasing anthropogenic emissions of TFA precursors. The very high persistence and mobility of TFA in the environment mean that TFA and its precursors should be considered for regulation.
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Bioaccumulation and Translocation of 6: 2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonate, GenX, and Perfluoroalkyl Acids by Urban Spontaneous Plants
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26 Apr 2022 | ACS ES&T Engineering
Several types of PFAS were found to accumulate in urban weeds, with higher PFAS concentrations in plants with smaller leaves and finer roots.
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American oysters as bioindicators of emerging organic contaminants in Florida, United States
Science
26 Apr 2022 | Sci Total Environ
All studied PFAS and phthalate esters were present in at least one oyster across three sites throughout Florida, and a human health risk assessment indicated low risk.