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New University of Arizona studies looking at possible PFAS-COVID-19 link
News
15 Feb 2021 | Arizona Daily Star
Underlying this research are previous scientific findings that PFAS at high enough concentrations in people have been documented to weaken immune systems’ resistance to disease.
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$4 billon settlement to protect Chemours, DuPont, Corteva against legacy PFAS liabilities
Policy
13 Feb 2021
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reached the agreement in 2020 and made the announcement three weeks into the new year. It attempts to protect all three against “potential legacy PFAS liabilities,” a joint statement from the three CEOs says.
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Topo Chico Cuts PFAS Levels by More Than Half in New Tests by Consumer Reports
News
12 Feb 2021 | Consumer Reports
Coca-Cola has reduced the level of PFAS chemicals in Topo Chico Mineral Water, the beverage maker’s popular sparkling mineral water, according to new tests by Consumer Reports.
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Legal action taken on French Island PFAS contamination issue
News
11 Feb 2021 | WXOW
PFAS containing firefighting foam has been used in training sessions at the La Crosse Regional Airport.
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Solvay impedes research into unknown PFAS by threatening testing lab with legal action
News
10 Feb 2021 | Consumer Reports
A Canadian laboratory can no longer sell a crucial product that independent researchers rely upon to test and analyze whether a particular PFAS chemical is present in soil or water.
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Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’
News
10 Feb 2021 | MLive
The EPA removed the toxicity assessment for PFBS from its website alleging the document was compromised by "political interference" in the final days of the Trump administration.
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With PFAS everywhere, Minnesota calls for big new crackdown on the ‘forever chemicals’
News
10 Feb 2021 | Star Tribune
The plan calls for clearly designating the entire class of man-made chemicals called PFAS as a "hazardous substance" in state law.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, gas and particle in open ocean and coastal environment
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Chemosphere
Regional comparison of air/water properties of PFAS in the oceanic environment indicated potential partitioning of ionic PFAS between surface seawater and oceanic air.
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Attorney puts City of La Crosse on notice for PFAS contamination
News
9 Feb 2021 | News8000
An attorney representing 125 people served the city for contaminating their private wells.
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Thyroid Disrupting Effects of Old and New Generation PFAS
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
The aim of the present paper is to review recent data on the effects of legacy and novel PFAS on thyroid function.
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Prenatal exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and neurobehavior in US children through 8 years of age: the HOME Study
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
Prenatal PFOS and PFNA were consistently associated with ADHD across two validated assessment instruments.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and associations with food consumption and use of personal care products in the Norwegian biomonitoring study from the EU project EuroMix
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
The participants in the EuroMix study were exposed to PFASs through their diet and personal care product use.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and sex hormones in postmenopausal women: NHANES 2013-2016
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Int
n-PFOA and PFHxS were positively associated with endocrine disruption in postmenopausal women, particularly among the overweight.
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Household low pile carpet usage was associated with increased serum PFAS concentrations in 2005-2006
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
Low pile carpet is associated with increased serum PFHxS and MeFOSAA concentrations.
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Sorbent assisted immobilisation of perfluoroalkyl acids in soils - effect on leaching and bioavailability
Science
9 Feb 2021 | J Hazard Mater
A preliminary assessment of the long-term stability of the treatment, assessed after a three-year curing period, suggested that the sorbent continued to be effective in reducing PFAS in leachates, thus showing the potential of this sorbent to hinder further environmental contamination.