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3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules
News
7 May 2021 | MLive
Michigan is the latest state with PFAS drinking water limits to face a challenge by 3M, a PFAS manufacturer.
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‘Canary in a coal mine’: Scientists test alligators for PFAS chemical compounds
News
6 May 2021 | The Fayetteville Observer
Alligators in the lower Cape Fear River had changes in their immune system that could indicate the development of autoimmune-like diseases in response to exposure to high-levels of the contaminants.
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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.
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House unanimously approves ban on toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products
News
4 May 2021 | VTDigger
If enacted, this legislation would make Vermont the first state to ban PFAS chemicals from ski waxes. PFAS would also be banned in fire-extinguishing foam, food packaging, and rugs and carpets.
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$11.9M settlement reached in lawsuit after Parchment drinking water found with dangerous PFAS levels
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30 Apr 2021 | MLive
The complaint alleged PFAS had migrated from a nearby former paper mill and its associated facilities into Parchment’s municipal water system.
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Flurry of PFAS actions in the first 100 days of the Biden Administration: The highlights
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30 Apr 2021 | JD Supra
Many of these proposed actions could have far-reaching and significant implications for many industries and businesses.
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Committee recommends stricter water standards for ‘forever chemicals’
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30 Apr 2021 | Press Herald
The proposal would set an interim standard of 20 ppt for PFAS in Maine's drinking water, in line with several other New England states and lower than the current federal health advisory level.
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PFAS paper mill settlement reflects growing trend
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28 Apr 2021 | National Law Review
Just a few days ago, an $11.9 million settlement was announced in a Michigan lawsuit in which a class of approximately 3,000 plaintiffs alleged that a PFAS manufacturer and a PFAS-using paper mill contaminated drinking water supplies, thereby polluting the environment and placing nearby citizens at increased risk of adverse health effects.
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EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS
Policy
27 Apr 2021
Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a memorandum to EPA’s senior leadership calling for the creation of a new “EPA Council on PFAS” that is charged with building on the agency’s ongoing work to better understand and ultimately reduce the potential risks caused by these chemicals.
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Thermal Regeneration of Spent Granular Activated Carbon Presents an Opportunity to Break the Forever PFAS Cycle
Science
27 Apr 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
This comprehensive review evaluates the past two decades of research on conventional thermal regeneration of activated carbon and critically analyzes and summarizes the literature on regeneration of PFAS-laden activated carbon.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria: Spatial distribution, catchment release and public exposure risk via municipal water consumption
Science
27 Apr 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were likely recycled from the industrially contaminated water and into municipal drinking water.
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People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation
News
23 Apr 2021 | C&EN
People who were significantly exposed to PFAS could sue makers of these chemicals to pay for health monitoring, under a bill introduced in the US Congress April 22.
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'Forever chemicals’ levels in Frisco drinking water would be illegal in three other states, residents ‘shocked’
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22 Apr 2021 | CBS4
Testing found Frisco's drinking water had a level of 11 ppt of PFOS and 6.2 ppt of PFOA, which would be considered too high in Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York and trigger further testing requirements in Michigan.
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[Blog] CA bill to ensure safer food packaging passes in Assembly
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22 Apr 2021 | NRDC
This bill would also require disclosure of the use of chemicals like PFAS and bisphenols (BPA, BPS, etc.) in cookware such as pots and pans.
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Long-term leaching of PFAS from contaminated agricultural soils in Germany
Science
19 Apr 2021 | J. Contam. Hydrol.
Analysis of field data over a time period of 12 years revealed no or slowly decreasing trends as well as seasonal fluctuations, likely due to the ongoing transformation of precursors and a seasonal influence on production rates of mobile PFAS.