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Global ocean contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A review of seabird exposure
Science
18 Apr 2023 | Chemosphere
Seabirds had higher levels of PFOS exposure – often exceeding toxicity reference values in places like the Baltic Sea and the San Francisco Bay – in the late 1990s and early 2000s, consistent with the phase-out of PFOS-based chemicals.
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70 analyte PFAS test method highlights need for expanded testing of PFAS in drinking water
Science
17 Apr 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule will likely underreport PFAS in drinking water due to existing methods’ limited coverage and higher minimum reporting limits. The most common PFAS present was PFPrA, a poorly studied and monitored short-chain PFAS.
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Pharmaceuticals Account for a Significant Proportion of the Extractable Organic Fluorine in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge
Science
17 Apr 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Pharmaceutical substances and pesticides can contribute to sizable portions of the organofluorine content detected in wastewater treatment plant sludge.
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Half of PFAS in drinking water not monitored by EPA: Study
News
14 Apr 2023 | CoastalReview.org
Though millions of people would qualify for drinking water protections under a nationwide proposal to limit certain chemical compounds in water sources, millions more would not, a new study concludes.
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Expert panel to discuss PFAS in firefighting gear with documentary film screening
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13 Apr 2023 | Notre Dame News
The University of Notre Dame will host a screening of “BURNED: Protecting the Protectors” — a short documentary exploring the link between perfluorinated substances, known as “forever chemicals,” and decades of cancer in the firefighting community.
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NRDC Analysis: Peer-Reviewed Study Finds EPA Misses PFAS Chemicals Already Present in Drinking Water
News
12 Apr 2023
Nearly half of the PFAS “forever chemicals” present in drinking water samples are not monitored by the U.S. EPA, according to a peer-reviewed analysis conducted by NRDC and community members in 16 states.
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Concentrations and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates in house rats (Rattus norvegicus) and human blood: Implication for human exposure sources
Science
11 Apr 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Fluorotelomer alcohol exposure and subsequent biotransformation is an important source of PFCAs in humans and rats that live nearby.
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[Opinion] Eliminate useless uses of forever chemicals
Policy
10 Apr 2023
However, we heard from furniture textile manufacturers that the stain repellent finishes on their products don’t perform as promised.
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‘Safer’ PFAS replacements in food packaging still hazardous, finds research: ‘Polymers aren’t a harmless loophole’
News
10 Apr 2023 | Food Navigator
Replacement PFAS thought to be safe for use in food packaging break down into toxic PFAS, according to fresh research.
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US states consider ban on cosmetics with ‘forever chemicals’
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7 Apr 2023 | AP News
A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS.
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Toxic PFAS not necessary to make fabric stain repellent, study finds
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7 Apr 2023 | The Guardian
Research found that ‘forever chemicals’ had ‘no practical benefit’ in repelling water and stains as compared with untreated fabric.
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Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
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6 Apr 2023 | The Guardian
Those with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying.
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Kentucky suing DuPont over PFAS contamination
News
6 Apr 2023 | wtap
Kentucky is suing DuPont alleging that the company is responsible for chemical contamination in the state.
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Practical Semiquantification Strategy for Estimating Suspect Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations
Science
5 Apr 2023 | J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Development of a model PFAS calibration curve to determine the concentration of unknown or suspect PFAS.
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Paper Bags and Compostable Food Packages May Contain Toxic Forever Chemicals, Warns Study
News
4 Apr 2023 | The Weather Channel
Paper bags and compostable paper bowls that carry these delicacies could be high on forever chemicals — harmful for both human health as well as the environment, warns a study led by an international team of researchers.