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Honeywell lobbying Gov. Newsom to veto measure banning ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics products
Policy
20 Sep 2022
Technology giant Honeywell is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would ban the sale in the state of cosmetics intentionally made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Chemours Faces Tighter PFAS Discharge Limits at N.C. Plant
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20 Sep 2022 | Bloomberg Law
The Chemours Co. must further limit discharges of three PFAS into the Cape Fear River under a permit a North Carolina agency approved.
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First report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in coral communities from the Northern South China sea: Occurrence, seasonal variation, and interspecies differences
Science
20 Sep 2022 | Environ Pollut
PFHxS accounted for 43% of total PFAS detected in corals with short-chain PFAS concentrations higher than legacy PFAS, though concentrations depended on seasonal factors and coral type.
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Emerging contaminants migration from pipes used in drinking water distribution systems: a review of the scientific literature
Science
20 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFOS, and PFHxS were detected at levels indicating a potential non-carcinogenic health risk to consumers.
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Waxing activity as a potential source of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other environmental contaminants among the US ski and snowboard community
Science
20 Sep 2022 | Environ Res
The majority of winter sports enthusiasts use PFAS-containing waxes and solvents with minimal exposure interventions, suggesting the need for further investigation into wax-related PFAS exposure.
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Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge
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19 Sep 2022 | The Guardian
Regulators allow states to continue spreading sludge even as PFAS-tainted substance has ruined livelihoods and poisoned water.
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Characterization of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances on fire suppression system piping and optimization of removal methods
Science
19 Sep 2022 | Chemosphere
Fire suppression systems accumulate residual PFAS in pipe surfaces due to AFFF use, and new fluorine-free foam can be contaminated with PFAS if the systems are not properly cleaned.
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California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
Policy
13 Sep 2022
This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.
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Congress should finish the job and protect us from PFAS in food packaging
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13 Sep 2022 | Toxic-Free Future
When Congress returns to DC next week for just a few weeks of legislative activity, they have unfinished business: getting toxic PFAS banned in food packaging materials.
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'Forever chemicals' are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started
Policy
13 Sep 2022
State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking water, aiming to shield water customers and taxpayers from the massive cost of cleaning them up.
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Report outlines health effects of PFAS chemicals in children, provides recommendations for testing
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13 Sep 2022 | AAP News
New clinical recommendations on PFAS from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) call for testing children who may have high exposure to the chemicals and providing families with strategies to reduce exposure.
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As concerns about PFAS rise, doctors scramble to learn about the toxic chemicals
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12 Sep 2022 | WBUR
A major report from the National Academies recommended that individuals with significant exposure to toxic chemicals, known as PFAS, get a blood test and ongoing medical monitoring.
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Chemours expansion plans infuriate environmentalists
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12 Sep 2022 | City View
North Carolina environmental groups are outraged over the Chemours chemical corporation’s plans to expand its Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County.
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PFAS concentrations and deposition in precipitation: An intensive 5-month study at National Atmospheric Deposition Program–National trends sites (NADP-NTN) across Wisconsin, USA
Science
10 Sep 2022 | Atmos. Environ.
PFCAs were detected in 83% of rainwater samples, and differences in sites’ chemical profiles suggest that local PFAS sources can influence the PFAS collected in rain.
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An End of PFAS? Not Quite Yet
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8 Sep 2022 | Sierra Club
But in a world where we are all too eager to share some “good news” about the PFAS crisis, stories generally overstated the careful explanations of the lead researchers themselves, and may have confused the general public.