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Impact of PFAS on agricultural soil and plants: A Phoenix Webinar
Events
10 Mar 2021
The LIFE project PHOENIX will be holding a webinar regarding the impact of PFAS on the natural world hosted by Stefano Polesello.
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[Sign-on Opportunity] Developing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste
Policy
10 Mar 2021
Over 1600 scientists & practitioners from nearly 75 countries have already signed-on in support of establishing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste, akin to the IPCC and IPBES. The sign-on campaign will remain open until the end of September 2021.
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Nontargeted Discovery of Novel Contaminants in the Great Lakes Region: A Comparison of Fish Fillets and Fish Consumers
Science
10 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
48 ubiquitous PoFTOHs in both fish fillet and serum of fish consumers suggesting a region-wide distribution of this class of compounds.
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Spatial and Temporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Global Ocean and Coastal Waters
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Mass discharge estimates indicated continued substantial riverine emissions of long-chain (C7-C12) PFCAs in the period 2015-2019 for the coastal seas of China and reductions in emissions for Western European rivers compared to earlier time periods.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
News
9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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Mechanisms for tissue-specific accumulation and phase I/II transformation of 6:2 fluorotelomer phosphate diester in earthworm (M. guillelmi)
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
A new pathway of 6:2 fluorotelomer degradation was found in earthworms.
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Occurrence, source apportionment, plant bioaccumulation and human exposure of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil and plant leaves near a landfill in China
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Sci Total Environ
The human health risk assessment of estimated daily intake showed a decreasing trend with the increasing carbon chain lengths of PFCAs (C4-C9), and the PFASs estimated daily intake indicated further study on the human health risk via vegetable consumption be warranted.
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Non-Fluorinated, Superhydrophobic Binder-Filler Coatings on Smooth Surfaces: Controlled Phase Separation of Particles to Enhance Mechanical Durability
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Langmuir
A PFAS-free binder was developed for use in spray coatings.
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Washington State to Ban PFAS in Four Types of Food Packaging
Policy
8 Mar 2021
Washington state has announced that, based on the availability of safer alternatives, PFAS in four types of food packaging will be banned as of February 2023.
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City of La Crosse files lawsuit calling out 23 companies for PFAS Contamination
News
4 Mar 2021 | WPR
The city claims companies knew their products posed risks to public health.
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Modeling and monitoring legacy and emerging PFAS pollution at a catchment scale: A Phoenix Webinar
Events
3 Mar 2021
The LIFE project PHOENIX will be holding a webinar regarding modeling legacy PFAS hosted by Massimo Mazzola.
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Carper, Peters release GAO showing need to address PFAS contamination
Policy
2 Mar 2021
Sen. Tom Carper and Sen. Gary Peters released on March 1 a report by the Government Accountability Office that shows the federal government needs to take further action to clean up and prevent contamination from PFAS.
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Emerging contaminants, coerced ignorance and environmental health concerns: The case of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
2 Mar 2021 | Sociol Health Illn
Specifically, we analyze corporate and political officials' production of "coerced ignorance" surrounding PFAS and residents' perception of environmental and health concerns under conditions of uncertainty.
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Fabrication of a near-infrared excitation surface molecular imprinting ratiometric fluorescent probe for sensitive and rapid detecting perfluorooctane sulfonate in complex matrix
Science
2 Mar 2021 | J Hazard Mater
A PFAS detecting probe was developed for PFOS determination in surface water, human serum, and egg samples across a range of different pHs.
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Time trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC) in Arctic air from 25 years of monitoring
Science
2 Mar 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFHxS, PFCAs, and 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol were found to have consistent or increasing levels over the monitoring period.