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Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
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6 Jul 2023 | CNN
Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey.
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'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds
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6 Jul 2023 | NPR
At least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with at least one form of PFAS known as "forever chemicals," according to a newly released study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay as a Forensic Tool for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Source Apportionment
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5 Jul 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Researchers created a model for allocating the sources of PFAS contamination using a more comprehensive detection method.
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DuPont seeks US Supreme Court review after $40 million PFAS cancer verdict
Policy
30 Jun 2023
DuPont de Nemours Inc. on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether a lower court inappropriately hamstrung its defense during trial over claims that its chemicals caused cancer.
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[Video] The PFAS Cover-up
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29 Jun 2023 | Zembla
In the ‘PFAS Cover-up’ Zembla uncovers what PFAS-producers Dupont and 3M knew of the dangers of their chemicals.
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Here’s who is eligible for money from 3M PFAS contamination settlement
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27 Jun 2023 | The Seattle Times
Hundreds of Washington state drinking-water utilities could be eligible for a piece of more than $10 billion as part of a tentative settlement with chemical and manufacturing giant 3M for its role in “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water across the nation.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in United States Tapwater: Comparison of Underserved Private-Well and Public-Supply Exposures and Associated Health Implications
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26 Jun 2023 | Environ. Int.
Models based on drinking water testing suggest that at least one PFAS is present in 45% of US drinking water. The authors recommend that monitoring should be improved by including more rural and private wells and by expanding target and non-target analysis methods.
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Flushing Home Plumbing Pipes Contaminated with Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Containing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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24 Jun 2023 | J Environ Eng
Drinking water systems can be contaminated with AFFF through backflushing, and while flushing was found to reduce PFAS water concentrations 99.5-99.99%, PFAS were found to increase after stagnation likely due to PFAS adhered on water pipes.
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Toward systematic understanding of adsorptive removal of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by various activated carbons (ACs)
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24 Jun 2023 | Environ Res
Particle size and surface properties of activated carbon affect their efficiency for PFAS removal, with increased efficiency when the activated carbon was chemically treated.
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Estimation of Serum PFOA Concentrations from Drinking and Non–Drinking Water Exposures
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16 Jun 2023 | EHP
PFAS-contaminated sites should be remediated and drinking water containing PFAS should be treated; however, to achieve meaningful reductions in serum PFAS, a comprehensive national approach must be undertaken to reduce PFAS exposures from all sources, including banning PFAS in food, consumer products, and other nonessential uses.
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Makers of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Covered up the Dangers
Policy
5 Jun 2023
The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS, according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by UC San Francisco researchers.
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Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits
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5 Jun 2023 | The New York Times
The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them.
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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
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2 Jun 2023 | Grist
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
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Companies Knew the Dangers of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'—and Kept Them Secret
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1 Jun 2023 | TIME
The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8.
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Diffusion and partitioning of different PFAS compounds through thermoplastic polyurethane and three different PVC-EIA liners
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26 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS was found to diffuse through certain membranes used in landfills, potentially leading to groundwater contamination.