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‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
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29 Dec 2023 | Brudge Michigan
With no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
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Occurrence of Major Perfluorinated Alkylate Substances in Human Blood and Target Organs
Science
28 Dec 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS levels in the liver correlated well with other organs, supporting the use of blood concentrations as a measure of PFAS exposure and suggesting the liver as the primary organ of PFAS retention, with minor variations observed in other organs.
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Firefighter's Cancer Leads Wife to Discovery of Toxic Gear Killing Heroes Across U.S.: ‘It’s Infuriating’
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27 Dec 2023 | People
Since 2002 cancer has been responsible for the deaths of almost two out of every three firefighters, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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GenX Disturbs the Indicators of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Even at Environmental Concentration in Drinking Water via PPARα Signaling Pathways
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27 Dec 2023 | Chem Res Toxicol
GenX, a substitute for PFOA, was found to cause liver damage and disrupt lipid metabolism in mice even at low environmental concentrations when exposed to drinking water.
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Firefighters' exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: A review.
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18 Dec 2023 | Front Mater
The close link between firefighters and cancer may be partly driven by occupational exposure to carcinogenic PFAS found in turnout gear, firefighting foam, and fire station environments leading to elevated PFAS levels in firefighters’ blood serum.
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First insights into per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in edible fish species of the Indus water system of Pakistan
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17 Dec 2023 | Chemosphere
The study investigated the contamination of edible fish in major tributaries of the Indus System andfound high levels of PFAS, in certain fish species from areas with poor wastewater treatment in Pakistan, highlighting potential environmental and health concerns, and suggesting the need for ongoing monitoring and research into the bioaccumulation patterns of PFAS.
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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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‘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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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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Dose Response, Dosimetric, and Metabolic Evaluations of Replacement PFAS Perfluoro-(2, 5, 8-trimethyl-3, 6, 9-trioxadodecanoic) Acid (HFPO-TeA)
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4 Dec 2023 | toxics
HFPO-TeA, a GenX replacement, was found to cause increased mortality rates in higher doses, body weight changes at lower doses, thyroid hormone disruptions, and evidence of a complex and toxic exposure-response in rats.
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Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Policy
4 Dec 2023
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.