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[Press Release] EPA Advances Science to Protect the Public from PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
News
16 Nov 2021 | EPA
Following peer review, this information will be used to inform health advisories and the development of Maximum Contaminant Level Goals and a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFOA and PFOS.
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Exposed to Contaminated Water at Pease? Health Officials Urge Signing Up for Health Study
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16 Nov 2021 | Portsmouth Herald
The information from the Pease Study will be compiled with results from seven different sites across the U.S. where people were exposed to drinking water contaminated by PFAS.
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Representatives Ross, Mace Introduce Legislation to Improve EPA’s PFAS Reporting Rule
Policy
16 Nov 2021
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC) and Nancy Mace (SC) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend existing law to ensure that the EPA uses a definition of PFAS that is as broad and protective as others that are already in use.
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Investigation of levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater fishes collected in a contaminated area of Veneto Region, Italy
Science
16 Nov 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Consumption of fish more than once a month from a contaminated region of Italy might result in high exposure to PFAS.
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Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review
Science
16 Nov 2021 | Bioresour Technol
The biodegradation pathways for different types of subclasses of PFAS are summarized in two major categories, biodegradation with and without the cleavage of the C-F bond.
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A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Science
16 Nov 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations Environment Programme expanded on their definition of PFAS to include fluorinated substances that contain at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom.
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The infrastructure law aims to clean up pollution in your community
News
15 Nov 2021 | Vox
The law also makes another $10 billion investment in cleaning up PFAS, a class of “forever chemicals” commonly found in drinking water.
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NC State Researchers Studying Residents to See How PFAS May Impact Their Health
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15 Nov 2021 | Spectrum News
They are hoping to follow people for five to 20 years to evaluate the potential human health effects of PFAS.
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Lawsuit filed against 3M, DuPont, others over LA County PFAS contamination
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12 Nov 2021 | Water Finance & Management
Environmental Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Water Replenishment District against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and other manufacturers of AFFF for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of PFAS, in Los Angeles.
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[Blog] The Big Reveal: Hundreds of Health Studies on Next Gen PFAS
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10 Nov 2021 | NRDC
The PFAS-Tox Database has been updated and includes 1068 studies.
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Long Island Group Releases Map of PFAS Chemical Use in NY, Demands Federal Clean-Up
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10 Nov 2021 | WBFO NPR
The map shows where PFAS are being used at industrial facilities across the state.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Combined with High-Fat Diet Supports Prostate Cancer Progression
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Nutrients
PFOS exposure in conjunction with a high-fat diet may contribute to prostate cancer development and increase tumor aggressiveness.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) triggers migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells via regulation of Zeb1
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Drug Chem Toxicol
Environmental exposure and body accumulation of PFOS might be an important risk factor for esophagus cancer progression, one of the most deadly cancers worldwide.
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As the EPA pursues PFAS standards, industry and residents are at odds over state regulation
Policy
9 Nov 2021
Wisconsin residents affected by PFAS contamination say the Biden administration’s recently announced strategy to address harmful forever chemicals doesn’t go far enough and highlights the need for state standards.
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$10 Billion for PFAS, Other Contaminants in Infrastructure Bill
Policy
9 Nov 2021
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature includes $10 billion to help water utilities address emerging contaminants including “forever chemicals” or PFAS.