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‘Forever chemicals’ may pose a bigger risk to our health than scientists thought
News
5 Dec 2022 | ScienceNews
Growing evidence of PFAS’ danger prompts new guidance for safe drinking water and health care.
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Wooden spoons and glass mugs: how to avoid toxic chemicals in your kitchen
News
2 Dec 2022 | The Guardian
Here’s his guide to help you find safe alternatives for your kitchen.
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Occurrence and removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in leachates from incineration plants: A full-scale study
Science
2 Dec 2022 | Chemosphere
Using biological treatment and membrane filtration effectively moved over 95% of PFAS from the leachates from incineration plants, with physical entrapment, not biodegradation, as the main means of PFAS reduction.
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Infant formula and baby food as a source of perfluoroalkyl substances for infants
Science
2 Dec 2022 | Environ Pollut
Total infant exposure to 14 PFAS from infant formula and baby food was found not to be a significant contributor to the tolerable weekly intake set by the EU.
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Hydrogen-polarized vacuum ultraviolet photolysis system for enhanced destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
1 Dec 2022 | JHM Letters
Hydrogen and UV light treatments were found to destroy PFOS and PFOA up to 95% in tap water in 45 minutes in laboratory conditions.
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[Report] Synthetic Report on Understanding Side-Chain Fluoroianted Polymers and Their Life Cycle
Science
1 Dec 2022
This report summarizes efforts by the OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group in synthesizing publicly available scientific and technical information on the life cycle of SCFPs, which are polymers with a non-fluorinated polymer backbone and with substructures.
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Maternal exposure to perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) during pregnancy: evidence of adverse maternal and fetoplacental effects in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits
Science
1 Dec 2022 | Toxicol Sci
PFBS exposure during gestation may lead to renal injury, hypertension in the mother, and decreased fetal growth.
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Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water
Science
1 Dec 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
A harmonized methodology was developed to determine the half-life and volume of distribution for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS.
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Tackling PFAS With Superfund Law Risks Shifting Costs to Public
Policy
30 Nov 2022
The EPA’s plan to speed Superfund cleanups of two “forever chemicals” to make polluters rather than taxpayers foot the bill raises concerns that the law’s limited flexibility will shift the burden of costs back to communities, attorneys and groups representing public services say.
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[Press Release] Investors with $8 trillion call for phase-out of dangerous “forever chemicals”
News
29 Nov 2022 | ChemSec
The world’s biggest chemical companies are turning a blind eye to the emerging global crisis.
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Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan
Policy
28 Nov 2022
The EPA is vowing to move quickly to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, but has to balance the Biden administration’s desire to better protect disadvantaged communities with public and private sector fears they’ll be held liable for a problem not of their own making.
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What should I do about PFAS in my water?
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28 Nov 2022 | Wisconsin Watch
A consumer guide details how people can deal with harmful PFAS in local water sources being detected nationwide, including around Wisconsin.
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Contaminants in fish from US rivers: Probability-based national assessments
Science
28 Nov 2022 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS is detected in 95.2–99.7 % of fish samples annually.
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Approaches to mixture risk assessment of PFASs in the European population based on human hazard and biomonitoring data
Science
26 Nov 2022 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
The mixture risk assessments indicate that PFAS exposure is too high and may result in a human health risk.
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PFAS Rule to Cost Many Millions More, EPA Analysis Finds
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23 Nov 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Companies would pay hundreds of millions of dollars more to report their production of PFAS and importation of goods made with the chemicals than the EPA originally estimated, according to a revised economic analysis the agency will publish Friday.