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[Vermont] Senate approves bill that would ban PFAS from menstrual and cosmetic products, textiles and turf fields
Policy
5 Apr 2023
The Vermont Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would regulate manufacturers selling menstrual and cosmetic products that contain PFAS and a list of other chemicals associated with human health problems.
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Practical Semiquantification Strategy for Estimating Suspect Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations
Science
5 Apr 2023 | J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Development of a model PFAS calibration curve to determine the concentration of unknown or suspect PFAS.
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Paper Bags and Compostable Food Packages May Contain Toxic Forever Chemicals, Warns Study
News
4 Apr 2023 | The Weather Channel
Paper bags and compostable paper bowls that carry these delicacies could be high on forever chemicals — harmful for both human health as well as the environment, warns a study led by an international team of researchers.
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Evaluating the Performance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Finishes on Upholstery Fabrics
Science
3 Apr 2023 | AJOR
Superior stain performance for furniture textiles can be achieved through intentional material selection rather than PFAS treatments, which were shown to work only in limited situations.
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Lawsuit: Judge favors EPA over organizations seeking studies on 54 PFAS effects
News
1 Apr 2023 | Port City Daily
Federal Judge Richard Myers did not side with a group of nonprofits attempting to hold Chemours accountable to fund studies on the effects of PFAS on human health.
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Predictors of serum- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations among infants in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Science
1 Apr 2023 | Environ Res
Location of residence was an important determinant of PFAS concentrations in West African infants, which were generally lower than in most Western countries.
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Spatial and temporal variability of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental media of a small pond: Toward an improved understanding of PFAS bioaccumulation in fish
Science
1 Apr 2023 | Sci Total Environ
An analysis of surface water, sediment, and fish concentrations characterized the movement of PFAS in an entire pond.
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Consumer Fraud PFAS Lawsuits Update: Two Cases Dismissed
Policy
31 Mar 2023
While there has been at least one significant settlement in these lawsuits to date, recently two of the lawsuits that we previously reported on related to PFAS consumer fraud allegations were dismissed by separate courts.
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Raincoats, undies, school uniforms: Are your clothes dripping in "forever chemicals"?
News
30 Mar 2023 | CBS News
There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat.
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Fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS
News
29 Mar 2023 | C&EN
Study suggests polymers with fluorinated side chains degrade into toxic fluorotelomer alcohols.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Breastfeeding as a Vulnerable Function: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies
Science
29 Mar 2023 | Toxics
This review found that PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA maternal exposure levels were consistently associated with shorter total breastfeeding duration.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging
Science
28 Mar 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
The use of PFAS in food packaging such as “compostable” bowls represents a regrettable substitution of single-use plastic food packaging.
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The universe of fluorinated polymers and polymeric substances and potential environmental impacts and concerns
Science
27 Mar 2023 | Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem.
The authors suggest that action is needed to address the lack of understanding on polymeric PFAS, but point out that fluoropolymers have already resulted in widespread contamination from their production, manufacturing, and use.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and women's fertility outcomes in a Singaporean population-based preconception cohort
Science
27 Mar 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
Higher PFAS exposures were associated with decreased fertility in women, especially for PFDA.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) registered under REACH—What can we learn from the submitted data and how important will mobility be in PFAS hazard assessment?
Science
27 Mar 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
Due to lack of data, many PFAS registered under REACH have not been identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, but still have undesirable properties such as persistence, toxicity, bioaccumulative, and mobile.