EPA Orders Issued to Inhance Technologies Related to Long-Chain …
WEBOn December 1, 2023, EPA issued orders to Inhance Technologies LLC directing it not to produce per-and-polyfluroakyl substances PFAS, chemicals that are created in the production of its fluorinated high-density polyethylene HDPE plastic containers.
The new generation of ‘forever chemicals’ – toxicity, exposure ...
WEBMay 17, 2021 · The fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of synthetic, toxic and persistent chemicals used in more than 1,000 consumer and industrial products and applications. After revelations of their health hazards surfaced, the two most notorious PFAS compounds – PFOA, …
EPA Finds Replacements for Toxic “Teflon” Chemicals Toxic - NRDC
WEBNov 15, 2018 · The EPA has released draft toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and PFBS, both members of a larger group of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). GenX and PFBS are ...
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever …
WEBMay 20, 2024 · 3M found that many of its products, including Scotchgard and Scotchban, leached toxic chemicals called PFAS. Sharon Lerner reports on why the company kept making them.
Framework for Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Framework supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to address the impacts of these forever chemicals, and advances EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to confront the human health and environmental risks of PFAS.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | US EPA
WEBJul 12, 2024 · On March 24, 2023, EPA proposed the PFAS NDPWR. Concurrent with the proposed rule, EPA also announced preliminary regulatory determinations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and PFBS in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory development process.
Unveiling the binding mode of perfluorooctanoic acid to human …
WEBMar 5, 2021 · Molecular binding mode of PFOA to hSA. The electronic density of all PFOAs and Myr ligands is well defined allowing an unambiguous assignment of the positions of both hydrophilic carboxylate head‐groups and n ‐tetradecane (C14) methylene or fluorinated n ‐octyl (C8) lipophilic tails.
Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure
WEBAug 21, 2023 · Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), known as the most detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various environmental compartments, have been...
Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cardiovascular Disease ...
WEBJul 9, 2021 · Updated hypothesis on the association of exposure to PFAS with cardiovascular disease and death. PFAS may promote arterial thrombosis by increasing cardiovascular risk (causing lipid and glucose disorders and arterial hypertension) or by directly activating platelets.
An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances …
WEBDec 1, 2020 · Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern because of their very high persistence and impacts on human and environmental health.