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[Report] Ronneby PFAS Research Programme
Science
6 May 2024
A decade of research on PFAS exposure through drinking water in a Swedish municipality confirms known risks like elevated cholesterol and kidney cancer while uncovering new ones such as osteoporosis fractures, diabetes, PCOS, and language disorders in children, highlighting the need for further investigation.
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What are PFAS? 'Forever chemicals' are common and dangerous.
News
2 May 2024 | USA Today
"The general public shouldn’t be responsible for removing their PFAS exposure as the chemicals were released into the environment by chemical companies in the first place," says Dr. Erin Haynes, a professor of preventive medicine and environmental health at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
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Congress introduces ‘non-essential’ PFAS ban bill
Policy
24 Apr 2024
The legislation would give manufacturers 10 years to phase out the use of forever chemicals in production.
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Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and Regulatory Needs
Science
22 Apr 2024 | ES&T
A review from PFAS scientists and regulators summarizes key progress in science and policy, ongoing issues to be addressed, and possible ways forward for reducing harm from PFAS.
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E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
19 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
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Babies exposed to PFAS weigh less at birth, earn less as adults, study finds
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15 Apr 2024 | Minnesota Reformer
People born in the 1970s and 1980s near military bases with high levels of groundwater PFAS contamination had lower birth weights, were less likely to graduate college, and today earn less money than similar individuals who were not exposed to high levels of PFAS, according to a new working paper by economists at Iowa State University and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Vermont House unanimously passes bill to ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals'
Policy
11 Apr 2024
A roll call vote passed unanimously, with a vote of 130-0.
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What are PFAS? "Forever chemicals" and their health effects, explained
News
11 Apr 2024 | CBS News
But according to industry documentation, evidence has been growing for decades that PFAS are toxic.
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Rokita launches PFAS lawsuit aimed at companies around Indiana using toxic ‘forever chemicals’
News
11 Apr 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle
The move is in sharp contrast to state lawmakers’ attempts earlier this year to ensure manufacturers can use most PFAS substances.
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Determination of per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in paper recycling grades using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry
Science
11 Apr 2024 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFAS concentrations in paper products were found to be highest in post-consumer recycled paper, highlighting the need to reduce the use of paper additives and improve the collection and sorting of paper for recycled materials.
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USGS study finds PFAS levels increase in Rio Grande as it flows past Albuquerque
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10 Apr 2024 | KRQE News
“When we look for PFAS, typically guess what? We find it. And that’s the nature of the chemical: it does not break down in the environment, it does accumulate in our bodies, so the less we ingest the better off we are,” says James Kenney, cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).
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Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater, study says
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8 Apr 2024 | CNN
“The significance of this (new) paper is highlighting the failure of chemical policy and allowing widespread release of PFAS to the extent that they have been dispersed across the globe to contaminate water everywhere,” said David Andrews, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group.
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On the Chemical Pathways Influencing the Effective Global Warming Potential of Commercial Hydrofluoroolefin Gases
Science
4 Apr 2024 | ChemSusChem
The introduction of hydrofluoroolefins as a low Global Warming Potential substitute for hydrofluorocarbons raised concerns about the long-term atmospheric fate of their primary degradation products, particularly TFE, TFF, and TF due to the potential secondary formation of HFC-23, a potent greenhouse pollutant. This analysis indicates a need for further research to assess the climate risks associated with HFOs.
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Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire
News
1 Apr 2024 | Inside Climate News
Community members are working with a local environmental nonprofit to facilitate the potential testing, but Alabama’s top environment regulator said prior testing for PFAS in water sources served “no purpose.”
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Debate about safety of synthetic turf and 'forever chemicals' raises concerns for some
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1 Apr 2024 | ABC News
The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be found in many of the faux fields.