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EPA is abandoning those suffering from toxic PFAS pollution
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26 Apr 2020 | The Hill
A year ago, the EPA promised Congress that, after years of stalling, it would finally move forward on regulation of two notorious ‘forever chemicals,’ PFOA and PFOS. The notice that eventually appeared in the Federal Register on March 10, 2020, however, is not a regulation; it is merely a proposal to consider regulation.
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Elusive question of PFAS foam
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23 Apr 2020 | EagleHerald Publishing
PFAS foams and naturally-occurring foams can be very similar in appearance, prompting DNR officials to warn people to avoid interaction with all surface water foams.
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Mapping the PFAS contamination crisis
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23 Apr 2020 | EWG News
PFAS contamination recorded at more than 1,400 locations in 49 states.
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals weaken us in our COVID-19 battle
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23 Apr 2020 | Environmental Health News
We are an unhealthy nation—and many of our elevated disease rates are linked to environmental chemicals. COVID-19 is bringing into sharp focus the need to prevent this widespread exposure.
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Super-Amphiphobic Coating System Incorporating Functionalized Nano-Al2O3 in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) with Enhanced Corrosion Resistance
Science
22 Apr 2020 | Coatings
A PFAS-containing coating was developed for use to protect metal materials from corrosion.
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Food-Safe Chitosan-Zein Dual-Layer Coating for Water- and Oil-Repellant Paper Substrates
Science
22 Apr 2020 | ACS Sust. Chem. & Eng.
A PFAS-free, recyclable, and biodegradable coating was developed for paper food contact materials.
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Companies making, using some PFAS form two advocacy groups
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22 Apr 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
The American Chemistry Council’s FluoroCouncil has become two organizations: the Performance Fluoropolymer Partnership and the Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship, the council announced Tuesday.
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It’s time to switch to PFAS-free firefighting foams
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22 Apr 2020 | EWG News
Viable alternatives to AFFF are already on the market, already meet the international aviation standards used by airports all over the world and should be adopted by the military and airports immediately.
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Detecting toxic PFAS with a chip-sized sensor
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22 Apr 2020 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PHYS.org)
The device can provide real time, point-of-use measurement data for PFOS at 0.5 ppt and the research team is working to extend this technology to detect other PFAS including PFOA, PFBA, PFBS, and GenX.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard - A comparison of concentrations in plasma sampled 15 years apart
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22 Apr 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
PFOS decreased 44% over the last 1.5 decades, and C9-12 PFCAs increased by 35–141%.
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White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds
Policy
21 Apr 2020
The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency.
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Waste type, incineration, and aeration are associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl levels in landfill leachates
Science
21 Apr 2020
Municipal solid waste/construction and demolition landfills have similar PFAS leachate levels compared to lower levels found in leachate from ash landfills.
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Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Danjiangkou Reservoir, China: Occurrence, composition, and source appointment
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21 Apr 2020 | Sci. of the Total Environ.
Food packaging/metal plating were the primary sources of PFAS in spring, autumn, and winter, accounting for 64.8–81.9% and 50.5–76.9% of the total PFAS in water and sediments, respectively.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and anthropomorphic measures in children (ages 3–11 years), NHANES 2013–2014
Science
21 Apr 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFOS, PFHxS, and PFAS mixtures were associated with decreased height-for-age in boys.
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Comparison of fluorotelomer alcohol emissions from wastewater treatment plants into atmospheric and aquatic environments
Science
21 Apr 2020 | Environ. Intern.
This study provides comprehensive information regarding PFAS emissions from wastewater treatment plants to the environment and practical guidance for future monitoring practices.