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$10 Billion for PFAS, Other Contaminants in Infrastructure Bill
Policy
9 Nov 2021
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature includes $10 billion to help water utilities address emerging contaminants including “forever chemicals” or PFAS.
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Engineering human liver fatty acid binding protein for detection of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Biotechnol Bioeng
A novel method of detecting selected PFAS in water (at parts per billion or million levels) by using human liver proteins was developed and implemented in field applications.
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Half-lives of several polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cattle serum and tissues
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
Cattle drank water contaminated with PFAS-containing fire fighting from were found to have PFOS, PFHpS, PFNA, PFDA, and PFHxS in their blood which was used to estimate half-lives for these substances.
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Distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in fish species from the Baltic Sea and freshwaters in Finland
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere
Moderate consumption of most Baltic fishes exceeded the tolerable weekly intake set by the European Commission for the sum of four PFAS (PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS).
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Western Ky. city grapples with widespread pollution from Teflon recycler
News
8 Nov 2021 | APM Reports
A WFPL News investigation has found three of Shamrock Technologies’ decades-old facilities have polluted Henderson with PFAS chemicals, impacting thousands of people who work, learn and live in the area.
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Global occurrence and probabilistic environmental health hazard assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in groundwater and surface waters
Science
8 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
US EPA drinking water lifetime health advisory levels were exceeded for PFOS in up to 74% of Oceania groundwater samples and exceeded for PFOA in up to 69% of North American groundwater samples.
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Millions consuming 'invisible toxic cocktail' of cancer-linked chemicals: study
News
3 Nov 2021 | The Hill
Millions of Americans are unknowingly ingesting water that includes “an invisible toxic cocktail” of cancer-linked chemicals, a new survey of the nation’s tap water has found.
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Michigan to stop buying most products made with PFAS chemicals
Policy
2 Nov 2021
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget must “incentivize suppliers to offer products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS by seeking to purchase such products where possible."
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Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States
Science
2 Nov 2021 | AWWA
A screening-level analysis was conducted of the potential for environmental PFAS releases from contaminated sites, active industrial sites, wastewater treatment plants, and waste disposal sites nationwide.
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Bioaccumulation and metabolic response of PFAS mixtures in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii signata) using omics-based ecosurveillance techniques
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Turtle populations were surveyed to understand the effects of PFAS exposure around factories.
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Analytical uncertainties in a longitudinal study - A case study assessing serum levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
2 Nov 2021
PFAA precursors were most likely to be the primary contaminant in AFFF-impacted surface soils.
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Detection of long chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the benthic Golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) and their association with microscopic hepatic changes
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS exposure was found to be possibly detrimental to bottom-dwelling aquatic species.
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3M PFAS Production Shut Down in Belgium By Environmental Regulators
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Star Tribune
It appears to be the first time any regulator globally has moved to stop production of PFAS.
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EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Intercept
Whistleblowers speak out about the Environmental Protection Agency’s practice of routinely approving dangerous chemicals.
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People Exposed To PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan As Too Little, Too Late
News
27 Oct 2021 | The Intercept
"It is now 20 years later, and we are still waiting for them to actually do it, as opposed to announcing plans to do it years in the future.”