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North Carolina residents urge UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution
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28 Apr 2023 | The Guardian
Chemical manufacturer Chemours accused of violating human rights by releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into Cape Fear River basin.
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Is PFAS pollution a human rights violation? These activists say yes
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27 Apr 2023 | Grist
Activists in North Carolina allege that DuPont has for decades fouled Cape Fear River. They want the UN Human Rights Commission to hold it accountable.
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WHO's Proposed Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Far Too Weak: Experts
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27 Apr 2023 | Common Dreams
The WHO's draft drinking water guidelines for forever chemicals reveal a "striking and inappropriate disregard of the best available science" and must be "extensively revised" to adequately protect public health, experts say.
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Lithium-ion battery recycling: a source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the environment?
Science
27 Apr 2023 | Environ. Sci: Process. Impacts.
This review highlights the need to further study emissions of fluorinated substances during lithium-ion battery recycling and suggests that substitution or treatment of PFAS-based materials is needed.
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Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Ability to Prevent the Procurement of Items Containing PFAS
Policy
26 Apr 2023
To avoid health hazards, Congress directed DOD to stop buying some products—like carpets or cookware—that contain PFAS. DOD also doesn't have a plan for preventing military base stores from selling these items.
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Environmental Protection Agency ordering Chemours to address PFAS pollution
Policy
26 Apr 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it’s taking action to address PFAS discharges from the Washington Works facility operated by Chemours.
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Businesses ask lawmakers to relax state PFAS ban
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26 Apr 2023 | Press Herald
They say the new law is well-intentioned but too broad, too aggressive and too costly for them to follow. Environmental groups are calling on state legislators to defend the PFAS law as it stands.
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[Opinion] What Limits Will the World Health Organization Recommend for PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water?
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26 Apr 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
To support the work of public health agencies worldwide providing people with safe drinking water, the WHO guidance levels need to be updated to reflect scientific evidence.
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Analytical approaches for screening of per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances in food items: A review of recent advances and improvements
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26 Apr 2023 | Environ Pollut
The authors suggest improvements for PFAS analysis in foods, such as using emerging extraction methods as a fast and less labor-intensive approach, and make further suggestions regarding PFAS detection.
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Impact of PFAS exposure on prevalence of immune-mediated diseases in adults in the Czech Republic
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26 Apr 2023 | Environ Res.
PFAS exposure was found to have some adverse immune effects, including an association of elevated PFOS levels in men with higher rates of eczema.
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How PFAS are entering America's water supply
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25 Apr 2023 | ABC News
Synthetic chemicals are being detected in America's water supply at a rapid rate, potentially affecting millions of people over the past two decades, according to a data analysis by ABC News.
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Smouldering to treat PFAS in sewage sludge
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25 Apr 2023 | Waste Manage.
Smoldering combustion completely removed all 4-8 carbon chain length PFAS from sewage sludge under all conditions, though extremely high temperatures and the addition of CaO were needed to mineralize the PFAS completely.
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Early life exposure to low-dose perfluorooctane sulfonate disturbs gut barrier homeostasis and increases the risk of intestinal inflammation in offspring
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24 Apr 2023 | Environ Pollut
Low-dose PFOS exposure disrupted the developing digestive functions in a human model species.
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Association of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with sex hormones in children and adolescents 6-19 Years of age
Science
23 Apr 2023 | Environ Pollut
Serum concentrations of individual PFAS and mixtures were associated with changes in developmental hormone levels.
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IDTechEx Examine the Use of PFAS as Low-Loss Materials for 5G Application
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21 Apr 2023 | Yahoo Finance
But with certain members of the PFAS family, namely fluoropolymers like PTFE, being considered for next-gen 5G applications, how will this affect the low-loss materials market for 5G?