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3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show
News
15 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Newly uncovered documents reveal chemicals giant was aware ‘environmentally neutral’ products did not biodegrade.
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Persistent pollutant exposure impacts metabolomic profiles in polar bears and ringed seals from the High Arctic and Hudson Bay, Canada
Science
15 Jan 2025 | Environ Res
PFAS exposure in polar bears and ringed seals from the High Arctic and Hudson Bay was linked to significant alterations in their metabolomic profiles, particularly affecting lipid metabolism, bile acid synthesis, and antioxidant defenses, with ringed seals showing a greater sensitivity to these chemicals than polar bears.
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Unveiling per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in e-cigarette refill liquids: A comprehensive analytical assessment
Science
15 Jan 2025 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS contamination was found in 84% of e-cigarette refill liquids, with certain compounds detected at significant levels, raising concerns about additional health risks from vaping and PFAS environmental release.
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Exposures to PFAS and Other Unregulated Industrial Drinking Water Contaminants in US Public Water Systems
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15 Jan 2025 | Environ Health Perspect
Socioeconomic and racial disparities are linked to higher exposures to unregulated industrial contaminants, such as PFAS and 1,4-dioxane, in U.S. public water systems, with more than 97 million US residents being exposed to at least one of four unregulated contaminants.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question challenge to state authority in PFAS case
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14 Jan 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
State's largest business group sued state regulators in 2021 over their authority to force businesses to test and clean up PFAS.
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How PFAS 'forever chemicals' are removed from contaminated drinking water at treatment plants
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14 Jan 2025 | ABC News
There is currently a NSW inquiry into PFAS contamination in waterways and drinking water; and a national inquiry investigating the sources, potential health and environmental impacts, and the role of regulation.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds
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13 Jan 2025 | The New York Times
But wastewater, even after treatment, contains high levels of harmful “forever chemicals” that are already contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans, researchers said in a study published on Monday that analyzed wastewater samples nationwide.
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3M PFAS lawsuits cost billions. Insurance giant AIG doesn't want to pay
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13 Jan 2025 | Fox 9
Insurance company AIG filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based manufacturer 3M to avoid paying for thousands of lawsuits related to 3M’s production and dumping of PFAS chemicals.
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PFAS Bans Are Coming for Clothing. Here’s What You Need to Know
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13 Jan 2025 | Wirecutter
That protection, it turns out, was due to a class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS and PFCs, that as of January 2025 are now banned from apparel for sale in California and New York.
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Fluorinated Drugs, a Type of PFAS, Contaminate Drinking Water for 23M in US
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13 Jan 2025 | The New Lede
A new study finds the bulk of PFAS entering and exiting wastewater treatment plants is made up of fluorinated drugs.
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Cookware group files lawsuit against Minnesota’s PFAS ban
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13 Jan 2025 | MPR News
The Cookware Sustainability Alliance filed the complaint against Katrina Kessler, the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The complaint seeks a declaration that Amara’s Law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
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Research on the PFAS release and migration behavior of multi-layer outdoor jacket fabrics
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13 Jan 2025 | J Hazard Mater
The release and migration of PFAS from outdoor jacket fabrics, especially those treated with short-chain fluorinated polymers (C6F13-SFPs), increase during aging, abrasion, and washing cycles, posing significant environmental risks through the migration of PFAS into the environment and the release of microfibers that carry these pollutants.
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Levels and oxidative toxicity of microplastics and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in different tissues of sea cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa)
Science
13 Jan 2025 | Sci Total Environ
Sea cucumbers, as key marine organisms, serve as indicators of environmental pollution, and their exposure to microplastics and PFAS highlights the potential risks these pollutants pose to marine ecosystems and human health through the food chain.
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The Race to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Clothing Ahead of Bans
Policy
10 Jan 2025
New York and California forced companies to remove PFAS from apparel. It hasn’t been smooth.
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Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study
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10 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% less later in life, research shows.