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Mark Ruffalo urges Biden to accelerate action on ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
23 Feb 2023
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo urged President Biden to accelerate action on “forever chemicals” on Thursday, while calling out the administration’s failure to meet key regulatory deadlines.
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Review of Interim USEPA Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS and Other Relevant Information
Science
23 Feb 2023
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner requested that the New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute review the scientific basis of the US EPA interim drinking water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS.
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REI announces plan to remove 'forever chemicals' from its products by 2026
News
23 Feb 2023 | USA Today
Outdoor retailer REI wants "forever chemicals" out of the products it sells … forever.
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How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere.
News
23 Feb 2023 | The New York Times
While concern about PFAS compounds, also known as “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly, has largely focused on people, the pollutants have also been detected in wildlife.
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Revealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’ pollution across UK and Europe
News
23 Feb 2023 | The Guardian
Pollutants known as “forever chemicals”, which don’t break down in the environment, build up in the body and may be toxic, have been found at high levels at thousands of sites across the UK and Europe, a major mapping project has revealed.
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Toxicology assessment for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)-free aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) products
Science
23 Feb 2023 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFAS-free AFFF products appear to have a lower likelihood of environmental persistence and bioaccumulation and have lower oral human health toxicity than PFAS-containing AFFF.
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Metabolic Signatures of Youth Exposure to Mixtures of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Multi-Cohort Study
Science
22 Feb 2023 | EHP
Exposure to PFAS was associated with alterations in amino acid metabolism and lipid metabolism in young adults.
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Bald eagles, songbirds in Wisconsin found to have 'forever chemicals'
News
22 Feb 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new analysis has found "forever chemicals" in the bodies of more than 300 species of animals, including polar bears, tigers, monkeys, and songbirds and bald eagles in Wisconsin.
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Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds
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22 Feb 2023 | Insider
Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report.
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Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study
News
22 Feb 2023 | The Guardian
Analysis says hundreds of animals are contaminated with dangerous compounds linked to cancer and other health problems.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and volatile methyl siloxanes in global air: Spatial and temporal trends
Science
22 Feb 2023 | Env. Poll.
Long-chain PFAS were detected globally in the environment, with PFOS levels still increasing at several sites despite its listing as a persistent organic pollutant to the Stockholm Convention since 2009.
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Early-life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and infant gut microbial composition
Science
22 Feb 2023 | Environ Epidemiol
PFAS may increase infant gut microbiome diversity and alter the relative abundance of biologically relevant bacteria.
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Exposure to serum perfluoroalkyl substances and biomarkers of liver function: The Korean national environmental health survey 2015-2017
Science
21 Feb 2023 | Chemosphere
Higher serum PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFDA, and PFNA concentrations were related to higher serum concentrations of liver enzymes, although some differences were dependent on sex and obesity status.
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Pregnancy-related hemodynamic biomarkers in relation to trimester-specific maternal per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposures and adverse birth outcomes.
Science
20 Feb 2023 | Environ Pollut
Prenatal PFAS exposures during each trimester resulted in different adverse health effects.
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Exposure to high levels of PFAS through drinking water is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes-findings from a register-based study in Ronneby, Sweden
Science
20 Feb 2023 | Environ Res
A higher risk of type 2 diabetes among individuals aged 18–45 years was found, suggesting increased susceptibility to PFAS-related health effects at younger ages.