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Shaheen Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS
Policy
21 Oct 2022
In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by PFAS exposure, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) to introduce the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act.
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Senators seek urgency from Defense Department on PFAS chemical exposure
News
23 Sep 2022 | Colorado Newsline
A bipartisan group of 40 U.S. senators including Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper of Colorado wrote to the Department of Defense asking officials to address toxic chemical exposure at military installations.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment
Science
7 Feb 2022 | Science
This review summarizes the sources, transport, degradation, and toxicological implications of the megatonne of PFAS produced yearly, highlighting the importance of investigating potential PFAS replacements, the importance of lifecycle considerations, and that PFAS remediation efforts are still in their infancy.
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Thermal processing reduces PFAS concentrations in blue food – A systematic review and meta-analysis
Science
23 Nov 2021 | EcoEvoRxiv
Initial recommendations were developed to reduce PFAS in fish via cooking using common kitchen items and cooking techniques.
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States Eclipse Feds in Cleaning Up ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Soil
News
10 Nov 2021 | Bloomberg Law
The EPA is moving forward with a roadmap for addressing PFAS.
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Half-lives of several polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cattle serum and tissues
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
Cattle drank water contaminated with PFAS-containing fire fighting from were found to have PFOS, PFHpS, PFNA, PFDA, and PFHxS in their blood which was used to estimate half-lives for these substances.
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Maine To Investigate More Than 500 Sludge Sites For Contamination By ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
12 Oct 2021 | The Portland Press Herald
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for PFAS.
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Thousands of Farms Warned About Toxic PFAS From Military Bases; No Fix In Sight
News
20 Sep 2021 | 7News
Public information requests reveal contact information for more than 50,000 farmers was handed over to the Department of Defense so the military could make notifications about an invisible enemy that could threaten their livelihoods.
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A sensitive method for the detection of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in dairy milk
Science
9 Aug 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
A sensitive method for the determination of 27 PFAS in milk was hence modified and applied on raw and processed milk samples from 13 farms across the US.
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Accumulation of PFAS by livestock - determination of transfer factors from water to serum for cattle and sheep in Australia
Science
4 Aug 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
PFOS and PFHxS were in cattle serum in appreciable amounts while PFHpS, PFNA, and PFDA were much lower.
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Farmer who lost all to PFAS inspires law to get a day in court
News
28 Jul 2021 | Bloomberg Law
A new law clarifies ambiguity in Maine law that legal cases alleging damage or injury from PFAS can be filed up to six years after the harm was or could reasonably have been discovered.
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FDA: Nearly all foods cleared for PFAS concerns
News
30 Jun 2021 | MedPage Today
Of the 94 samples tested, only cod had "detectable" levels of PFOS measured in parts per trillion -- at 98 ng/kg -- and PFNA at 233 ng/kg.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in home fertilizer made from sewage sludge
News
28 May 2021 | The Guardian
Sewage sludge that wastewater treatment districts across America package and sell as home fertilizer contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, a new report has revealed.
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Method Development and Validation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Foods from FDA's Total Diet Study Program
Science
19 May 2021 | J Agric Food Chem
A PFAS detection method was validated for use in a wide variety of foods and found positive detects of PFOS in meat samples.
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Microwave regeneration of granular activated carbon saturated with PFAS
Science
4 May 2021 | Water Res
Multiple cycles of microwave treatments were found to successfully regenerate activated carbon saturated with PFOA and PFOS.