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Unregulated Active and Closed Textile Mills Represent a Significant Vector of PFAS Contamination into Coastal Rivers
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15 Dec 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Sampling of rivers downstream from textile miles revealed higher concentrations of PFOS and PFCAs, demonstrating that both closed and active mills are important ongoing sources of PFAS to freshwater and marine regions.
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Sheboygan Common Council approves joining multi-district PFAS settlement
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15 Dec 2023 | Sheboygan Press
The council's vote allows the city to file a claim in the Aqueous Film-Forming Product settlement in South Carolina District Court.
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[Press Release] Dingell, Fitzpatrick, Ryan Introduce PFAS Action Act
Policy
14 Dec 2023
Representatives Debbie Dingell, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Pat Ryan, along with 13 additional members of Congress, introduced comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to protect Americans and the environment from harmful forever chemicals known as PFAS.
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Exposure to select PFAS and PFAS mixtures alters response to platinum-based chemotherapy in endometrial cancer cell lines
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14 Dec 2023 | Environ Health
Exposure to PFAS may induce chemotherapy resistance or enhance therapeutic efficacy in some cancer cells by affecting the cells' energy synthesis capabilities in both cases.
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What you need to know about Minnesota's Jan. 1 ban on PFAS chemicals in food containers
Policy
13 Dec 2023
Minnesota's law is far-reaching, allowing no exemptions, no minimum limit for PFAS and no cap to potential fines. And it covers more than just packaging that directly touches food.
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PFAS Continue To Be a Priority Among Some NH Lawmakers
Policy
13 Dec 2023
Several state Representatives have not relinquished their demands for accountability, healthcare support, and systemic change in how PFAS, or forever chemicals, are addressed.
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‘Forever chemicals’ remain in Minnesota, but Pentagon says PFAS are crucial to national security
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13 Dec 2023 | KSTP
3M recently announced it will stop manufacturing PFAS by 2025, and a new Minnesota law bans all non-essential uses of the chemicals, but now the effort to expand reforms is being called a threat to national security.
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Netherlands warns children not to swallow sea foam over PFAS concerns
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13 Dec 2023 | The Guardian
The Dutch government has warned people to stop children and pets swallowing foam at the seaside, after a study showed “forever chemicals” were concentrated in the sea foam.
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Associations of a Prenatal Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Mixture with the Cord Serum Metabolome in the HOME Study
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13 Dec 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of PFAS in mothers is linked to alterations in infant metabolic pathways, which can result in birthweight or vaccine response abnormalities.
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Ohio man asks appeals court to revive massive PFAS class action against 3M, DuPont
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12 Dec 2023 | Reuters
An Ohio resident has told a U.S. appeals court its recent ruling putting an end to a massive class action lawsuit that accused 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other companies of putting people's health at risk by exposing them to toxic “forever chemicals” could send a dangerous message to chemical manufacturers facing similar claims, and deserves a second look.
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Testing for forever chemicals in water will likely increase your water bill
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11 Dec 2023 | KFYR
But while testing water might have health benefits, it could end up hitting residents in the wallet.
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In vitro screening of per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) for interference with seven thyroid hormone system targets across nine assays
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10 Dec 2023 | Toxicology in Vitro
85 of 136 tested PFAS affected key molecular events in the thyroid and endocrine hormone system, potentially resulting in associated health and ecological effects.
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‘Never seen a group of substances’ like these: House lawmakers told of the perils of PFAS
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8 Dec 2023 | Florida Politics
As Florida lawmakers continue efforts to keep the state’s environment clean, lawmakers heard of a possible threat that could cause harm to the state’s residents.
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[Perspective] Global Perspective on the Impact of Plastic Waste as a Source of Microplastics and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
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8 Dec 2023 | ACS ES&T Water
Microplastics (MPs) and PFAS in the environment pose a serious threat to ecosystems and MPs act as carriers for PFAS, creating a secondary source of pollution–highlighting the need to better understand this interaction.
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[Press Release] Kildee Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation To Improve Medical Treatment For PFAS-Exposed Patients
Policy
7 Dec 2023
Congressman Dan Kildee, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, and Congressman Mike Lawler today introduced bipartisan legislation, supported by Republicans and Democrats, to ensure doctors have up-to-date information on how best to treat patients exposed to toxic PFAS.