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Ardmore refinery sues chemical manufacturers for toxic ‘forever chemical’
News
25 Jul 2019 | The Frontier
An Oklahoma petroleum refinery has sued several chemical manufacturers and fire suppression equipment companies for damages it expects to incur because of a type of chemical that was used in the fire-extinguishing foam stored and used at the refinery.
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Electrodialytic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal mechanism for contaminated soil
Science
23 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
PFAS contaminated soil was remediated by passing an electric current through the soil.
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Are perfluoroalkyl substances in water and fish from drinking water source the major pathways towards human health risk?
Science
23 Jul 2019 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Elevated levels of PFAS linked to fish consumption, especially in children aged 2-6 years old.
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Wisconsin DNR asks sewage treatment plants to test for PFAS
News
23 Jul 2019 | Kenosha News
In an effort to understand how and where PFAS find their way into drinking water, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking 125 wastewater treatment plants to begin sampling for PFAS.
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Alaska DEC rolls back PFAS chemicals to avoid remediation costs for polluters, violating state law
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23 Jul 2019 | CoastAlaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration directed DEC to change its regulations. It now screens for two PFAS compounds rather than five when determining whether water is safe to drink. By limiting its testing to two compounds, the DEC is no longer screening for PFHxS, one of the drivers for declaring a Yakutat drinking water source contaminated.
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Larval amphibians rapidly bioaccumulate poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
22 Jul 2019 | Ecotox. & Enviro. Safety.
Toxic frogs lead to bioaccumulation in predator species.
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Prenatal exposure to chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids and perfluoroalkyl acids: Potential role of maternal determinants and associations with birth outcomes
Science
22 Jul 2019 | Journal of Hazardous Materials
PFOS and PFHxS linked to low birth weight, especially in first-time mothers.
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In Utero Exposure to Poly and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Subsequent Breast Cancer
Science
22 Jul 2019 | Reprod. Toxicol.
High maternal cholesterol combined with PFOS precursors linked to 3.6 fold increase in the risk of breast cancer.
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Acute and chronic effects of perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures on larval American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)
Science
22 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
The developmental effects of PFOS and PFOA as a mixture were worse than effects caused by either single chemical.
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N.H. approves unprecedented limits for PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Policy
19 Jul 2019
New Hampshire adopted the country’s most sweeping limits for PFAS chemical contamination in drinking water. It makes New Hampshire the first state to require local water systems, landfills and wastewater plants to routinely test and treat for four chemicals classified as PFAS.
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N.H. approves unprecedented limits for PFAS chemicals in drinking water
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19 Jul 2019 | NHPR
New Hampshire adopted the country’s most sweeping limits for PFAS chemical contamination in drinking water. It makes New Hampshire the first state to require local water systems, landfills and wastewater plants to routinely test and treat for four chemicals classified as PFAS.
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The Air Force polluted 4 SC bases with a toxic firefighting foam, didn’t tell neighbors
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13 Jul 2019 | The Post and Courier
Four Air Force bases in South Carolina are severely contaminated with chemicals that scientists continue to investigate for possible links to thyroid disease, pregnancy complications, and kidney and testicular cancers.
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A vote this week may help launch changes to federal PFAS oversight
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10 Jul 2019 | MLive
Congress is looking at a wave of proposed PFAS legislation, including several amendments added to the military spending bill for 2020. If the U.S. House of Representatives votes as expected this week on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020, environmental proponents say, they’re likely to include measures that would strengthen PFAS requirements for the federal government and military...
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New York proposes new drinking water standards for 3 chemicals
News
9 Jul 2019 | Newsday
The state Department of Health recommended new drinking water standards for three chemicals... the first time in nearly 20 years new contaminants would be regulated in New York. The proposed limit for 1,4-dioxane of 1 ppb would be a first in the nation... PFOS and PFOA each would be limited to 10 ppt...
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New York to set limits for industrial chemicals in water
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8 Jul 2019 | Associated Press
Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has accepted the New York State Drinking Water Quality Council’s recommendations for limits of 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water...