Showing 136-150 of 2004
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds
News
13 Jan 2025 | The New York Times
But wastewater, even after treatment, contains high levels of harmful “forever chemicals” that are already contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans, researchers said in a study published on Monday that analyzed wastewater samples nationwide.
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3M PFAS lawsuits cost billions. Insurance giant AIG doesn't want to pay
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13 Jan 2025 | Fox 9
Insurance company AIG filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based manufacturer 3M to avoid paying for thousands of lawsuits related to 3M’s production and dumping of PFAS chemicals.
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Research on the PFAS release and migration behavior of multi-layer outdoor jacket fabrics
Science
13 Jan 2025 | J Hazard Mater
The release and migration of PFAS from outdoor jacket fabrics, especially those treated with short-chain fluorinated polymers (C6F13-SFPs), increase during aging, abrasion, and washing cycles, posing significant environmental risks through the migration of PFAS into the environment and the release of microfibers that carry these pollutants.
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Levels and oxidative toxicity of microplastics and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in different tissues of sea cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa)
Science
13 Jan 2025 | Sci Total Environ
Sea cucumbers, as key marine organisms, serve as indicators of environmental pollution, and their exposure to microplastics and PFAS highlights the potential risks these pollutants pose to marine ecosystems and human health through the food chain.
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The Race to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Clothing Ahead of Bans
Policy
10 Jan 2025
New York and California forced companies to remove PFAS from apparel. It hasn’t been smooth.
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Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study
News
10 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% less later in life, research shows.
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Surface soil per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures dominated by perfluorooctane sulfonate: prioritization for ecotoxicity testing and ecological risk assessment at current and former U.S. Air Force bases
Science
7 Jan 2025 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFAS mixtures in soil were dominated by PFOS (approximately 82%) but also included 5% to 12% of PFHxS, PFOA, PFOSA, and PFHxA. Additionally the study identified high concentrations but inconsistent prevalence of the 6:2 and 8:2 fluorotelomer sulfonates. These results highlight the need for toxicity testing of mixtures dominated by PFOS but including combinations of other PFAS.
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Are PFAS in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’
News
3 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Reducing exposure to the toxic blend of chemicals in everyday items is difficult – but possible.
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After failed attempts, Wisconsin lawmakers will try again to address PFAS
News
3 Jan 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Communities have waited more than 500 days to access $125M set aside for PFAS contamination.
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The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago
News
2 Jan 2025 | The New York Times
The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.”
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Japan to make tougher standard permanent for PFAS in tap water
News
26 Dec 2024 | Star and Stripes
The Environment Ministry during an online experts meeting Tuesday agreed to adopt a target value of 50 nanograms per liter, or 50 parts per trillion, for PFOS and PFOA — components of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” — in its water quality standards.
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Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' in This Common Wearable Tech
News
25 Dec 2024 | Men's Journal
The class action lawsuit, filed in October by law firm Baird Mandalas Brockstedt and Federico on behalf of homeowners who live near the Perdue Agribusiness facility on Zion Church Road, seeks monetary damages and remediation for Perdue’s alleged role in PFAS groundwater contamination.
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Target and non-target screening of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fish liver samples from the River Nile in Sudan: A baseline assessment
Science
24 Dec 2024 | Mar. Pollut. Bull.
PFAS contamination in fish livers from the Nile River, particularly downstream of a Sudanese Dam, is significant, with some levels exceeding international safety standards, emphasizing the need for continued monitoring and research into environmental and food safety risks in the region.
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Predicted Potential for Aquatic Exposure Effects of Per-and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania’s Statewide Network of Streams
Science
19 Dec 2024 | Toxics
A machine learning model was used to effectively predict the ecological health risks of PFAS in Pennsylvania stream water, finding that industrial/urban land cover, rainfall intensity, geology, and agricultural factors had the greatest impacts.
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Virginia DEQ Begins Identifying Potential Sources of PFAS in Public Drinking Water
News
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has begun issuing notifications to facilities in the Commonwealth that it has identified as potential sources of PFAS detected in public drinking water systems.