With Minnesota’s ‘forever chemical’ ban set to expand, state highlights PFAS-free products
Minnesota will soon take another step to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in an expanded list of consumer goods as the ...
Best way to clean up PFAS? Don’t spill it in the first place.
Given the persistent and, at times, "invisible" nature of PFAS-containing materials, Maine scientists say that eradicating ...
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You’ve probably never heard of this ‘forever chemical.’ Scientists say it’s everywhere.
New attention to trifluoracetic acid, or TFA, underscores the game of whack-a-mole that scientists and communities face with ...
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European Commission Restricts New Sub-Group of PFAS Chemicals
The new action by the European Commission will restrict PFHxA from use in certain consumer products, including textiles and ...
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Source of high PFAS levels in Muskegon Lake foam unknown, researchers say
It's unclear how foam containing over 4,000 parts per trillion of PFOS, a type of PFAS, formed on Muskegon Lake in west ...
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‘We’ve never seen this before.’ High PFAS level found in Muskegon Lake foam
MUSKEGON, MI — High concentrations of toxic PFAS chemicals found in surface water foam this summer on Muskegon Lake have West ...
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Hearing to focus on health effects of ‘forever chemicals’
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair of the Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight ...
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Environment Chemical PFAS in fish from waters in the Basel region
The two Basel authorities have found high levels of harmful perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) in fish from waters in the region. Recreational anglers are therefore advised to ...
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PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure
Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health came out with a new study that found PFAS and other versions of this “forever ...
Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River
We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,' says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting ...
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Claros Technologies, Inc. Achieves Successful Commercial Pilot of its Disruptive High Throughput PFAS Destruction Technology
Claros announces the completion of a successful pilot, demonstrating high-throughput destruction technology for per- and ...
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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, September 2024
EPA Authors Describe Categorization Approach To PFAS To Identify Potential Candidates For Testing And Human Health ...