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3M Under Fire In Belgium Over Company’s Handling of PFAS Pollution
News
14 Sep 2021 | Star Tribune
Decades-old pollutants raise fresh concerns as company, regulators work out remediation plan.
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EPA proposes first limits to PFAS in wastewater
Policy
14 Sep 2021
The EPA on Wednesday announced plans for regulation that would for the first time set limits on levels of PFAS, that certain manufacturers and users of the chemical compound discharge in wastewater.
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Modelling the sorption behaviour of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and perfluoroalkane sulfonates in soils
Science
14 Sep 2021 | Sci Total Environ .
This study develops a new parametric model to predict the sorption of PFAS in soils, which can be linked to the disbursement of these contaminants.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and risk for polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine leiomyoma, and endometriosis: A Swedish cohort study
Science
14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int .
Exposure to high levels of PFAS in drinking water was associated with an increased risk of reproductive harm
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Can Environmental Law Solve the 'Forever Chemical' Problem?
Science
14 Sep 2021 | Wake Forest Law Review, Forthcoming
A proposal away from the reactive toxicity honor system in favor of a precautionary approach to environmental protection.
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Temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in an Australian wastewater treatment plant: A ten-year retrospective investigation
Science
14 Sep 2021 | Sci. Tot. Env.
PFBA and 5:3 FTCA showed increasing concentrations between 2010 and 2020 with over 50% coming from industrial inputs.
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Comparative characterization of microbial communities that inhabit PFAS-rich contaminated sites: A case-control study
Science
14 Sep 2021 | J Hazard Mater
Soil microbial communities were found to have adverse reactions to PFAS which may put crops at risk.
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Transport and environmental risks of perfluoroalkyl acids in a large irrigation and drainage system for agricultural production
Science
11 Sep 2021 | Environ Int
Up to 40% of tolerant daily intake came from humans eating contaminated aquatic organisms.
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[Blog] Guidance on New PFAS Reporting Rule for Manufacturers
Policy
8 Sep 2021
In the last 10 years, have you manufactured, processed or imported products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? If so, be aware - the EPA may soon require a detailed report.
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Per/polyfluoroalkyl substances production, applications and environmental impacts
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Bioresource Tech.
Current chemical and biological remediation technologies are expensive/not effective and thus new remediation technologies must be developed.
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Rapid Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Harbour Porpoise Liver Tissue by HybridSPE-UPLC-MS/MS
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Toxics
A new analytical method was optimized for use on mammalian tissues with up to 89% detection.
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Forever Chemicals’ From Navy Lab Flowing Into the Chesapeake Bay
News
30 Aug 2021 | The Southern Maryland Chronicle
On the base, the Navy reported that shallow monitoring wells in the fire suppression testing area detected up to a 175,000 ppt combination of PFOS, PFOA and one other compound.
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[Op-Ed] Climate Change, Plastics, and Toxic Chemicals
News
27 Aug 2021 | The New York Times
The danger is that if we focus on only a single metric, like greenhouse gas emissions, we may unintentionally encourage the shift from fuel to plastics and chemicals that are also unsafe and unsustainable.
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State Officials Present PFAS Findings, Permit Plans to Residents at Newport Forum
News
26 Aug 2021 | VT Digger
Tumors found on 30% of the Lake Memphremagog’s brown bullhead fish do not, so far, appear to be caused by PFAS.
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2nd Stakeholder Consultation on a Restriction for PFAS
Policy
25 Aug 2021
The competent authorities for REACH of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are currently preparing a REACH Annex XV Restriction Dossier for the group of PFAS since all these substances are considered to be persistent.