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Did the White House stop the EPA from regulating PFAS?
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29 Sep 2020 | The Intercept
A proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances has been sitting at the White House for more than a year.
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Chemical Characterization of a Legacy Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Sample and Developmental Toxicity in Zebrafish
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29 Sep 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
100 individual PFAS were detected in AFFF with PFOS being the most toxic to developing human models species.
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Private wells in some Harvard neighborhoods must include pre-sale test for PFAS
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24 Sep 2020 | The Harvard Press
In 2019, the Board of Health asked the Army to test private wells in Harvard near areas of known PFAS groundwater contamination in Devens, MA. 11 of 114 private wells tested exceeded the state’s current guidance value.
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Understanding, Controlling, and Preventing Exposure to PFAS: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
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22 Sep 2020 | National Academies Press
This publication highlights the presentations and discussions regarding what various sectors can do to advance our understanding of the extent of human exposure to PFAS and to reduce or prevent PFAS exposure.
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Comparison of the properties of perfluoroalkyl polyoxyethylene ether and alkyl polyoxyethylene ether
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21 Sep 2020 | Colloid and Polymer Science
Short-chain PFAS found to outperform non-fluorinated chemicals and was recommended to use in personal and home care and foam applications.
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Colorado testing fish in new push to prevent health harm from toxic “forever chemicals”
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20 Sep 2020 | The Denver Post
Efforts to contain PFAS reflect growing concerns about unregulated contaminants degrading groundwater, soil and drinking water. Fish can accumulate PFAS at concentrations up to 10,000 times higher than the already-elevated levels in groundwater and people eating toxic fish could face health harm.
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Immunotoxicity of an Electrochemically Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
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14 Sep 2020 | Toxicol. Sci.
Male mice exposed to PFAS-containing fire fighting foams saw a decrease in body weight by 15% and an increase of liver weight up to 200%.
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Deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives to aquatic organisms
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8 Sep 2020 | Ecotoxicology
This study presents the first deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives in aquatic ecosystems.
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Pentagon will test firefighters’ blood for PFAS. But then what?
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1 Sep 2020 | E&E News
The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the military stops using PFAS containing foam by Oct. 2024 and requires DOD to test current military firefighters' blood starting in Oct. 1, 2020. There is however no guidance in place that will help to interpret the results.
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California lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam
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31 Aug 2020 | LA Times
The measure requires municipal fire departments, chemical plants and oil refineries to gradually stop using the foam.
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Environmental groups push for rule on firefighting foam, decry industry influence
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28 Aug 2020 | The Journal Times
The Natural Resources Board earlier this month voted to table a rule that would establish guidelines on containment and disposal of PFAS containing firefighting foam after industry groups and some Republican lawmakers voiced their objections.
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[Press Release] EPA, U.S. Department of Defense, and state partners launch technical challenge seeking innovative ways to destroy PFAS in firefighting foam
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25 Aug 2020 | EPA Press Office
The goal is to discover new non-thermal technologies and approaches that can remove PFAS in unused aqueous film forming firefighting foam, without creating any harmful byproducts.
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Geologists study Clarendon Gorge to map the spread of PFAS
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23 Aug 2020 | VTDigger
The intend of the study is to track the spread of PFAS near the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport and determine how they travel through the aquifer to the drinking wells of nearby residents.
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Michigan claims PFAS makers hid firefighting foam danger in new lawsuits
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21 Aug 2020 | MLive.com
Michigan Attorney General has filed dual lawsuits in state and federal court against multiple companies that manufacturer, sell or distribute a type of chemical-based firefighting foam that has led to widespread environmental contamination.
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Effect of PFAS on children’s immune system studied
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17 Aug 2020 | Foster's Daily Democrat
Testing For Pease is the community partner of the Silent Spring Institute for a children’s health study looking at how PFAS impacts immune function in kids. They hope to get 60 children from the Pease community and 60 from Cape Cod for their study.