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• Blumenthal & Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Reduce PFAS Exposure Among Servicemembers & Military Families

  Policy

  25 May 2021

  The PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act prohibits the Department of Defense from procuring, purchasing, and selling items that contain PFAS, dangerous and toxic chemicals commonly found in many everyday items like food service ware, carpets and rugs, clothing, and cosmetics.

• FluoroMatch 2.0-making automated and comprehensive non-targeted PFAS annotation a reality

  Science

  24 May 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem

  Using the newly developed FluoroMatch Flow 2 software, 1,000 individual PFAS were found in firefighting foam, including previously undescribed compounds.

• Vermont governor signs restrictions on PFAS 'forever chemicals'

  News

  20 May 2021 | The Hill

  The bill bans the chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, and ski wax, as well as carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.

• Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques

  Science

  18 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol .

  In this perspective, we identify the current tools available and principal developments necessary to enable greater confidence in environmental source tracking to identify and apportion PFAS sources.

• Simultaneous analysis of neutral and ionizable per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in air

  Science

  18 May 2021 | Chemosphere

  A novel method was developed to determine the fate of PFAS in air.

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS

  Science

  17 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  PFOS and PFOA levels have decreased in breast milk from 1996-2019 although short-chain detection doubles every 4 years.

• [Webinar] Eliminating Unnecessary PFAS in Building Materials

  Events

  13 May 2021

  This one-hour presentation will introduce the Green Science Policy Institute's new report, "Building a Better World: Eliminating Unnecessary Uses of PFAS in Building Materials." Space is limited.

• PFAS Legislation In Vermont Some of Most Aggressive In U.S.

  Policy

  11 May 2021

  On May 5, 2021, Vermont entered the final stages of enacting one of the most aggressive pieces of legislation related to PFAS in the country.

• Associations of perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and serum lipids in Chinese adults

  Science

  11 May 2021 | Environ Int

  Cl-PFESAs are adversely associated with serum lipid levels, and that such associations are also observed in legacy PFAS.

• US chemical industry spent $61M to fend off PFAS regulations

  Policy

  4 May 2021

  Campaign finance records reveal that seven of largest PFAS producers and their industry trade groups spent at least $61 million during 2019 and 2020, the majority of which did not comprise campaign donations but instead funded lobbying efforts aimed at members of Congress and Donald Trump’s administration.

• Serum concentrations of per−/polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of type 2 diabetes: A case-control study

  Science

  4 May 2021 | Sci. Tot. Env.

  PFHxS and PFHpA exposure were associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

• Diffusion of perfluoroalkyl acids through clay-rich soil

  Science

  4 May 2021 | J Contam Hydrol

  Surface diffusion serves a potentially important role for strongly sorbing PFAAs in clay-rich soils.

• The Case for Direct Measures of Soil-to-Groundwater Contaminant Mass Discharge at AFFF-Impacted Sites

  Science

  4 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  This perspective provides a rationale for why alternative approaches are critically necessary and proposes a practical solution to accurately assess PFAS transport within unsaturated vadose zone soils.

• Microwave regeneration of granular activated carbon saturated with PFAS

  Science

  4 May 2021 | Water Res

  Multiple cycles of microwave treatments were found to successfully regenerate activated carbon saturated with PFOA and PFOS.

• Occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in wastewater of major cities across China in 2014 and 2016

  Science

  4 May 2021 | Chemosphere

  Population density and per capita gross domestic product have positive correlations with the concentration of PFBA, PFOA, PFHxA, and total-PFAS in wastewater.