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The Great Forever Chemical Cover-up: Most studies that link PFAS to serious health problems 'are flying under the radar', scientists warn - amid growing evidence manufacturers suppressed true dangers of toxins
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18 Jul 2023 | DailyMail.com
Studies detailing the health harm of PFAS do not get the public attention they merit.
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EPA Releases New Framework Addressing New PFAS And New Uses Of PFAS In The Market
Policy
18 Jul 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced a new framework that will impact manufacturers across the country.
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Effective communications strategies to increase the impact of environmental health research
Science
18 Jul 2023 | Environ Health
Among peer-reviewed papers with a press release, media attention was associated with better abstract and press release readability, and scholarly citations were associated with media attention, the presence of a press release, and open-access status. Recommendations are also provided for authors to increase the reach and impact of future papers.
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Linking drivers of plant per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) uptake to agricultural land management decisions
Science
17 Jul 2023 | Biointerphases
A review of the literature suggests that the variation in plant PFAS uptake is influenced by a host of factors including the composition of PFAS chemicals, soil conditions, and plant physiology.
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A Nested Case-Control Study of Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors among U.S. Air Force Servicemen
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17 Jul 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Service-related activities were associated with increased levels of PFAS concentrations and increased risk of testicular cancer with elevated PFOS concentrations among Air Force servicemen.
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State adopts $70 million plan to help farmers deal with PFAS contamination
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14 Jul 2023 | Press Herald
The state has finalized a plan on how to spend $70 million in relief funds for Maine farmers whose lives have been upended by toxic chemicals left behind by a now-defunct state-approved sludge spreading program.
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Alarmingly high PFAS levels found in the populations of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and the UK
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13 Jul 2023 | Phys.org
The hunting community in Ittoqqotoormiit (Scoresby Sound), Northeast Greenland, has some of the world's highest concentrations of PFAS in their blood, even though they live far away from sources of contamination with PFAS.
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A State-of-the-Science Review of Interactions of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) with Renal Transporters in Health and Disease: Implications for Population Variability in PFAS Toxicokinetics
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13 Jul 2023 | Environ Health Perspect.
This state-of-the-science review integrated current knowledge to assess how changes in kidney function and transporter expression from health to disease could affect PFAS toxicokinetics and identified priority research gaps that should be addressed to advance knowledge.
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‘Forever Chemical’ Lawsuits Could Ultimately Eclipse the Big Tobacco Settlement
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13 Jul 2023 | TIME
So far, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and 3M have paid a total of nearly $11.5 billion in damages for PFAS contamination. But that number could grow considerably, even exceeding the more than $200 billion paid by Big Tobacco in the 1990s.
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Are water filtration systems an effective way to get rid of PFAS? Here’s what a new study says
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13 Jul 2023 | USA Today
Nearly half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated by PFAS chemicals, or per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, a recent report alarmed.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) measured in seafood from a cross-section of retail stores in the United States
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13 Jul 2023 | J Hazard Mater
PFAS levels in several grocery store seafood samples were found to exceed safe levels, and PFBS from food storage bags contaminated the fish, potentially leading to a substantial impact on human exposure.
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EU to drop ban of hazardous chemicals after industry pressure
Policy
11 Jul 2023
Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibited.
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Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS
News
11 Jul 2023 | CBS News
Water filters have become more popular following studies that show nearly half of the country's tap water could be contaminated with potentially toxic compounds. But which are the best water filters?
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EU to drop ban of hazardous chemicals after industry pressure
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11 Jul 2023 | The Guardian
The European Commission is poised to break a promise to outlaw all but the most essential of Europe’s hazardous chemicals, leaked documents show.
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Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
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10 Jul 2023 | KFF Health News
A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.