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It’s time to switch to PFAS-free firefighting foams
News
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
News
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
Science
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
Science
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.
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Modeled prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in association with child autism spectrum disorder: A case-control study
Science
21 Apr 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with increased odds of child diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
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[Webinar] A Conversation on PFAS Contaminants
Events
21 Apr 2020
The NARUC Committee on Water will be hosting a webinar on the history, risks, and future of regulating PFAS contaminants in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and maternal and neonatal thyroid function in the Project Viva Cohort: A mixtures approach
Science
21 Apr 2020 | Environ Int
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFAS was associated with abnormal maternal and neonatal thyroid function.
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Environment occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids and associated human health risks near a major fluorochemical manufacturing park in southwest of China
Science
21 Apr 2020 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS levels exceeded US EPA Health Advisory levels in river/tap water, soil, and leaves near a fluorochemical plant.
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PFAS in potable reuse: crisis or non-issue?
News
20 Apr 2020 | WWD
The potable reuse industry has been proactive in addressing a large range of constituents of emerging concern through extensive monitoring and advanced treatment systems designed to address not only regulated parameters but many others as well.
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Air Force has no plans to speed cleanup at Wurtsmith base
News
17 Apr 2020 | MLive
Hopes that a major cash infusion would accelerate groundwater cleanup at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base were dashed when military engineers reported they plan to spend several more years investigating pollution that’s already been under study for a decade.
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Your discarded carpet is poisoning the Earth with PFAS
News
16 Apr 2020 | NC Policy Watch
New research shows very high levels of PFAS in construction and demolition landfill leachate (15,530 ppt), jeopardizing groundwater.