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[Fact Sheet] Federal Drinking Water Monitoring Overlooks Many PFAS
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12 Apr 2023 | NRDC
Community-led water testing finds dangerous levels of PFAS that the EPA does not test for.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) registered under REACH—What can we learn from the submitted data and how important will mobility be in PFAS hazard assessment?
Science
27 Mar 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
Due to lack of data, many PFAS registered under REACH have not been identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, but still have undesirable properties such as persistence, toxicity, bioaccumulative, and mobile.
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EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS
Policy
24 Mar 2023
Last week EPA released its proposal for the first set of Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) under the Clean Water Act for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule
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22 Mar 2023 | Roll Call
Water utility groups estimated the national cost for treatment systems would exceed $3.8 billion a year.
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The unheeded inherent connections and overlap between microplastics and poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances: A comprehensive review
Science
22 Mar 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
The combined toxicity of microplastics and PFAS usually results in greater health harm, with some compounds being recognized as both microplastics and PFAS.
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EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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20 Mar 2023 | AP
The EPA on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.
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How the US will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from its drinking water
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17 Mar 2023 | Nature
The EPA has proposed a strict PFAS limit, but it will take money and innovative technologies to implement the plan.
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New PFAS guidelines – a water quality scientist explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water
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16 Mar 2023 | The Conversation
Dr. Joe Charnonnet explains what the proposed guidelines would require, how water utilities could meet these requirements and how much it might cost to get these so-called forever chemicals out of U.S. drinking water.
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standards to Combat PFAS in Drinking Water
Policy
15 Mar 2023
Yesterday the Biden-Harris Administration announced new action to protect communities from PFAS pollution.
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US to limit PFAS 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
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15 Mar 2023 | BBC
But the new rules could also cause some communities to worry about the safety of their drinking water, as PFAS is widespread, and the new treatment systems could take time to put into place, said Dr Carol Kwiatkowski of the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Limiting PFAS could be expensive for WA water plants
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15 Mar 2023 | The Seattle Times
The EPA’s proposal Tuesday to regulate “forever chemicals” in drinking water could pose steep cleanup costs for public water systems across Washington.
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PFAS might be everywhere – including toilet paper – but let’s keep the health risks in context
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14 Mar 2023 | The Conversation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – in drinking water.
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Incorporated into Iron Particles Promoted the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts under Drinking Water Conditions
Science
14 Mar 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
PFOA may interact with iron pipes to increase the formation of potentially hazardous chemicals in drinking water.
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Ecotoxicity Evaluation of Fire-Extinguishing Water from Large-Scale Battery and Battery Electric Vehicle Fire Tests
Science
13 Mar 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
The extinguishing water from vehicle fire tests found to be very toxic due to metals, PAHs, PFAS, and more, with most PFAS originating from the electric vehicle battery compared to the vehicle itself or conventional fuel.
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Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS
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7 Mar 2023 | The Conversation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water.