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Firefighters’ Catch-22: Protective gear full of carcinogens
News
16 Feb 2022 | E&E News
Firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in the very clothing and gear that is meant to protect them, a paradox that stems from standards set under industry influence.
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New York PFAS Products Bill Has Broad Implications
Policy
15 Feb 2022
A New York PFAS products bill aims to mimic the Maine law and implement a ban on intentionally added PFAS in products manufactured in New York.
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Human exposure to F-53B in China and the evaluation of its potential toxicity: An overview
Science
15 Feb 2022 | Environ Int
A review of a novel PFAS demonstrated hepatotoxicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive, and developmental toxicity, and suggested further research given the extreme biopersistence of F-53B.
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Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human placental tissues and associations with birth outcomes
Science
15 Feb 2022 | Chemosphere
All tested placenta samples contained detectable PFAS, including PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFDA in >96% samples, and placental PFOS was associated with lower birth weight for in male infants and higher birth weight in female infants.
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Fire Test Performance of Eleven PFAS-Free Class B Firefighting Foams Varying Fuels, Admixture, Water Types and Foam Generation Techniques
Science
14 Feb 2022 | Fire Tech.
PFAS-free firefighting foams were found to meet performance requirements depending on the foam generation technique and the type of fuel or water on which the foams were applied.
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Bioremediation of perfluorochemicals: current state and the way forward
Science
7 Feb 2022 | Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
This review examines the efficiencies of the different bacterial, plant, and fungal species in PFAS bioremediation under different conditions, their limitations, and their improvement.
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Hepatic Fatty Acid Profiles Associated with Exposure to Emerging and Legacy Halogenated Contaminants in Two Harbor Seal Populations across the North Atlantic
Science
7 Feb 2022 | ES&T
Several flame retardants and PFAS chemicals were significantly associated with changes in liver fatty acid profiles in seals from Maine and Sweden.
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Release of perfluoroalkyl substances from AFFF-impacted concrete in a Firefighting Training Ground (FTG) under repeated rainfall simulations
Science
7 Feb 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
High concentrations of 5 PFAS were measured in concrete cores removed from firefighting training grounds, and simulated rainfall released approximately 1% of the total PFAS mass in the concrete surface layer, leading researchers to believe that concrete can be a secondary source of PFAS contamination.
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Senate group calling on White House to prioritize funding for PFAS mitigation in budget
Policy
7 Feb 2022
Senators are calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize addressing toxic “forever chemicals” polluting sites in Michigan and throughout the country in its budget request for the 2023 fiscal year.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment
Science
7 Feb 2022 | Science
This review summarizes the sources, transport, degradation, and toxicological implications of the megatonne of PFAS produced yearly, highlighting the importance of investigating potential PFAS replacements, the importance of lifecycle considerations, and that PFAS remediation efforts are still in their infancy.
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[Blog] Why is nobody talking about outdoor gear's PFAS problem at Snow Show?
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4 Feb 2022 | U.S. PIRG
The outdoor industry prides itself on promoting healthy living and active lifestyles; many outdoor brands fail to phase PFAS out of their supply chains and products.
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PFAS Molecules: A Major Concern for the Human Health and the Environment
Science
25 Jan 2022 | Toxics
This review summarizes the current knowledge on PFAS chemistry uses, occurrence, and environmental fate, with a particular emphasis on effects on humans as well as an analysis of the European Union’s efforts to regulate and remediate PFAS.
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Industrial byproducts for the soil stabilization of trace elements and per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)
Science
25 Jan 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Industrial byproducts can provide sustainable and cost-effective materials for soil remediation of PFAS, but the sorbent must be tailored to the type of soil and type of contamination.
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Legal obstacles to toxic chemical research
Policy
17 Jan 2022
Amid debate about how policymakers should apply existing scientific findings, these science-hindering features are easy to overlook including insufficient availability of chemical standards, limited public access to information, and excessive fragmentation of information within and among government agencies.
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Cannabis may be a surprising solution to Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem
News
16 Jan 2022 | BDN
It turns out that when it comes to neutralizing at least one group of toxic chemicals, the solution may be planting cannabis. Lots of it.