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[Press release] Shaheen, Blumenthal Statement on DOD Prohibition of certain PFAS-Containing Items
Policy
10 Oct 2022
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Blumenthal issued the following statements following a recent announcement by the DoD that the agency will prohibit the procurement of certain items that contain PFAS.
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Targeted analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay of several insecticides for PFAS
Science
10 Oct 2022 | JHM Letters
PFOS was detected in 6 out of 10 tested insecticides at concentrations up to 19,200,000 ppt, with 7 additional PFAS found via non-targeted techniques.
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[Blog] Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find
News
7 Oct 2022 | EWG
A draft World Health Organization analysis of the two most notorious “forever chemicals” disregards hundreds of health risk studies, claiming there are too many uncertainties to calculate a safe exposure level for the substances.
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An unexpected synergistic toxicity caused by competitive bioconcentration of perfluoroalkyl acid mixtures to Daphnia magna: Further promoted by elevated temperature
Science
7 Oct 2022 | Environ Pollut
High temperatures promote the bioconcentration of PFAA and resulted in the increased toxicity of PFAA mixtures in model species.
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Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood: Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS
Science
5 Oct 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
Consistent inverse associations between exposure to maternal PFAS and semen quality were found in a sample of the Danish population.
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Preconception Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Couple Fecundity: A Couple-Based Exploration
Science
4 Oct 2022 | Environ. Int.
Preconception exposure to 6:2 diPAP and PFHpA in women may have the potential to impair couples’ fertility.
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Uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by soybean across two generations
Science
3 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
Considering widespread PFAS contamination and the ability of soybean plants to uptake PFAS, soybean seeds may need to be quantified for PFAS concentrations before their use in agricultural fields.
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Firefighting foam trials present next big PFAS challenge for 3M
News
1 Oct 2022 | Star Tribune
But the miracle firefighting foam's key ingredient was one of the "forever chemicals" that have come to haunt 3M. PFAS chemicals don't biodegrade, tainting the environment. They have been linked to cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other maladies.
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[Report] Invisible Unbreakable Unnatural
News
1 Oct 2022 | Waterkeeper Alliance
This data unequivocally demonstrates that dangerous PFAS pollution is widespread in surface waters across the country, and that existing laws and regulations have been inadequate to protect public health and the environment from this under-appreciated threat.
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[Letter to the editor] The conundrum of the PFOA human half-life, an international collaboration
Science
1 Oct 2022 | RTP
Campbell et al. (2022) propose that many studies estimating the human half-life of PFOA are significantly confounded by lack of accounting for ongoing exposures, which would inflate estimates, and by the presence of branched isomers, which could deflate estimates for linear PFOA.
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[Report] Groundwater Treatment to Remove PFAS: Restoring Local Drinking Water Supply in Orange County, California
Science
1 Oct 2022 | AWWA
The design and implementation of water treatment technologies to remove PFAS from groundwater is described for the Orange County Water District in California.
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Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
News
30 Sep 2022 | The Guardian
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds.
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Targeted and Suspect Screening of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Science
30 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Cosmetics and personal care products were found to contain a breadth of PFAS at extremely high levels, including in products without listed fluorinated ingredients, leading to human and environmental exposure.
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Companies leaving Michigan with PFAS will ‘pay the price’ AG says in new lawsuit
News
29 Sep 2022 | MLive
Companies leaving Michigan with PFAS will ‘pay the price’ AG says in new lawsuit companies leaving michigan with pfas will pay the price ag says in new lawsuit Thursday 29 September 2022 MLive Lindsay Moore US, Michigan PFAS, Manufacturing
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Why getting PFAS out of our products is so hard – and why it matters
News
29 Sep 2022 | PBS
It’s not going to be straightforward or swift to eliminate these substances from countless industries, even though they have been potentially linked to myriad health issues.