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New agreement requires 99% reduction of Chemours’ PFAS water pollution
News
13 Aug 2020 | Southern Environmental Law Center
Attorneys reached an agreement today on the details of next steps under a consent order with N.C. DEQ and Chemours, requiring the chemical company to stop 99% of GenX and other PFAS water pollution from its site into the Cape Fear River, the source of drinking water for the surrounding counties.
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Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Endo. Dis. Chem. & Strat.
PFAS was associated with obesity in children and women.
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Answers to Common Questions on PFAS in Drinking Water
Science
12 Aug 2020 | AWWA
An overview of the most common questions regarding PFAS, exposure, and what is currently being done to remediate it.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
11 Aug 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published in today's issue of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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NC attorney general announces formal investigation into PFAS contamination
News
10 Aug 2020 | WECT
Attorney General Josh Stein announced a formal investigation into the manufacturers and other entities responsible for the PFAS contamination in North Carolina.
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US EPA changes PFAS rule after signing
Policy
6 Aug 2020
The US EPA is facing backlash over the way it finalized a rule that requires companies to notify the agency 90 days before making or importing products containing certain long-chain PFAS.
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Goodbye to some PFAS in food packaging
News
5 Aug 2020 | C&EN
Chemical manufacturers are planning to gradually ramp down sales of certain short-chain PFAS used as grease-proofing agents on fast food wrappers, take-out containers, and other paper-based food packaging, the FDA announced July 31.
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Parental exposure to perfluorobutane sulfonate disturbs the transfer of maternal transcripts and offspring embryonic development in zebrafish
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
Development and growth of embryos were harmed by parental PFBS exposure: higher mortality, slower heart rate, reduced body weight, and neurobehavioral disorders in zebrafish, a human model species.
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Transport of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and the Replacement Compound HFPO-DA through the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic Ocean—Is the Arctic a Sink or a Source?
Science
4 Aug 2020 | ES&T
Air and water currents contribute to the influx of various PFAS into and out of the Arctic.
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Uptake and accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plants
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
A review of the current science behind PFAS in a variety of edible plants.
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A profile analysis with suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in firefighting foam impacted waters in Okinawa, Japan
Science
28 Jul 2020 | Water Res.
Drinking water treatment processes were found to form PFOS from their precursors.
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Serum Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Adolescents and Young Adults Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water in the Veneto Region, Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Health Surveillance Program
Science
28 Jul 2020 | Environ Health Perspect
Serum PFOA concentrations were high relative to concentrations in populations with background residential exposures only.
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Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults and Children in Wilmington, North Carolina
Science
28 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Poorly understood PFAS were found to be released in the Cape Fear River and detected in blood samples from nearby communities.
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Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals pose risks to Rhode Islanders
News
27 Jul 2020 | ecoRI News
PFAS are in a significant portion of the state’s drinking water. More than 40 percent of the schools tested had levels above the new recommended standard of 20 ppt.
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With ‘trepidation,’ Michigan settles Wurtsmith PFAS cleanup dispute
News
26 Jul 2020 | MLive
A major bone of contention has been around the Air Force’s reluctance to comply with a low, 12 ppt state cleanup threshold for PFOS at the point where contaminated groundwater vents to surface water bodies.