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Nationwide distribution of perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids in Chinese diets: An emerging concern
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22 Apr 2024 | Environment International
PFECAs, particularly HFPO-DA, were found in high concentrations in Chinese diet samples, with estimated daily intake levels nearing or exceeding safety benchmarks set by the US EPA, especially in cereals.
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[Opinion] We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way
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21 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
“We should not have to risk repeated exposure to these substances, with the most powerful bonds in organic chemistry, caused by the willful negligence of industry each time we place our faith in a glass of water.”
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health
Policy
19 Apr 2024
EPA action designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities.
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E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
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19 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
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The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer
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19 Apr 2024 | Grist
In Texas, a group of farmers whose properties were contaminated with PFAS from fertilizer are claiming the manufacturer should have done more to warn buyers about the dangers of its products.
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Superfund Designations Could Fuel PFAS Litigation
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19 Apr 2024 | U.S. News
EPA officials have said that the agency will prioritize enforcement against PFAS manufacturers.
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Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds
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19 Apr 2024 | The Guardian
Research into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines.
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I'm a Michigan nun. Pope Francis says PFAS contamination is a sin against God. | Opinion
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17 Apr 2024 | Detroit Free Press
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently enacted the first-ever limits on PFAS in drinking water. This is great news, but the damage will be very hard to reverse.
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Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on “forever chemicals”
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17 Apr 2024 | The Texas Tribune
The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
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High Seafood Diet May Increase Exposure to ‘Forever Chemicals’
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16 Apr 2024 | Everyday Health
A study that sampled seafood in New Hampshire showed high levels of PFAS chemicals in lobster and shrimp.
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Rokita launches PFAS lawsuit aimed at companies around Indiana using toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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15 Apr 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle
The move is in sharp contrast to state lawmakers’ attempts earlier this year to ensure manufacturers can use most PFAS substances.
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Babies exposed to PFAS weigh less at birth, earn less as adults, study finds
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15 Apr 2024 | Minnesota Reformer
People born in the 1970s and 1980s near military bases with high levels of groundwater PFAS contamination had lower birth weights, were less likely to graduate college, and today earn less money than similar individuals who were not exposed to high levels of PFAS, according to a new working paper by economists at Iowa State University and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Partitioning of PFAS to serum, tissues, eggs, and hatchlings of an Australian freshwater turtle
Science
15 Apr 2024 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Higher levels of certain PFAS were discovered in male turtles compared to females, with PFOS being the most prevalent in the turtles' tissues, while PFHxA was predominant in the surrounding water. All of the long chain PFAS were transferred from yolk to hatchling, suggesting an intergenerational effect.
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Associations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their mixture with risk of rheumatoid arthritis in the US adult population
Science
13 Apr 2024 | Environmental Health
Exposure to certain PFAS chemicals is associated with a reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis, especially in females, according to a study analyzing data from over 10,000 adults.
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Vermont House unanimously passes bill to ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals'
Policy
11 Apr 2024
A roll call vote passed unanimously, with a vote of 130-0.