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Senate Committee advances bill to ban PFAS in firefighting foam
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9 Jan 2020 | Wisconsin Public Radio
A Wisconsin bill would ban the use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS in most cases. Democratic lawmakers objected, saying the bill doesn’t go far enough to protect the public.
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What to do about pollution from “forever chemicals”?
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9 Jan 2020 | NC Policy Watch
The NC Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a maximum concentration of 70 ppt for PFOS and for PFOA in groundwater. This is the same level as recommended by the EPA.
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State fines Air Force $1.7M over base wastewater monitoring near Clovis
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9 Jan 2020 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Under the New Mexican state law, the Air Force is supposed to monitor its wastewater but has failed to do so. Aside from PFAS chemicals, the wastewater likely contains other pollutants, including nitrate, chloride, Kjeldahl nitrogen and dissolved metals that exceed state standards.
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How to weigh in on Michigan’s proposed limits on PFAS in drinking water
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8 Jan 2020 | Bridge Magazine
Through month’s end, the state is soliciting input on the proposed rules, including three community meetings, before likely rolling them out in late spring.
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House plans to take up sweeping new PFAS bill with waste implications
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7 Jan 2020 | Industry Dive
While some waste companies have been wary of PFAS legislation, others are open to the potential upside.
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[Blog] California holds technical PFAS seminar on state of science and possible future drinking water regulations
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7 Jan 2020 | Squire Patton Boggs
Many participants grappled with the clear tension between a general desire to develop meaningful regulations and the need to do so in an informed and deliberate manner.
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Evaluation of the efficiency of selected wastewater treatment processes in removing selected perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Science
7 Jan 2020 | J Environ. Man.
PFAS remediation efficiency was investigated for various types of filtration with downstream biological filtration preforming the worst.
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Treatment train approaches for the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A critical review
Science
7 Jan 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
After a review of 150 scientific articles, researchers propose a multistep process to maximize PFAS remediation.
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Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure
Science
7 Jan 2020 | Chemosphere
Models predict that eating locally grown food and the use of cosmetics may lead to higher exposure of PFAS in Flemish populations.
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Broad-ranging PFAS chemicals bill on House floor next week
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3 Jan 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
The House expects to begin considering a bill that would push the EPA to create nationwide protective measures against PFAS, and could vote on passage Jan. 10, according to an aide to House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in human milk from Ireland: Implications for adult and nursing infant exposure
Science
30 Dec 2019 | Chemosphere
PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were detected in Irish human milk with modeled PFOA intake exceeding health guidelines for some adults.
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Microbial responses to perfluoroalkyl substances and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) desulfurization in the Antarctic marine environment
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30 Dec 2019 | Water Research
Microbes found to remove the sulfur atom from PFOS in Antarctic marine ecosystems.
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[Conference Abstract] Identification of per- and polyfluorinated substances in food contact materials by mass spectrometric profiling
Science
30 Dec 2019 | DTU Orbit
A screening study of food contact materials was found to contain various PFAS, including PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFDA, and PFOA.
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Legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and alternatives (short-chain analogues, F-53B, GenX and FC-98) in residential soils of China: Present implications of replacing legacy PFASs
Science
30 Dec 2019 | Environ. Int.
Short-chain PFAS and F-53B were found in higher concentrations than legacy long-chains in soils across China.
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[Public comment] Massachusetts DEP: PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level Proposed Amendments & Public Comment
Policy
27 Dec 2019
MassDEP proposed regulatory changes to develop a drinking water standard for six PFAS and will be accepting public comments on proposed regulations ending on February 28, 2020.