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• PFOA. Full disclosure: Another toxic villain rides into the sunset

  End of the line for PFOA This year is the deadline for phasing out PFOA and related compounds, which have been commonly used in waterproof clothing, firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and other products. On Jan. 15, the EPA announced that it would also seek the power to block any new use or imports of those […]

• Chemours Asked to Test Water for Teflon Agent by ‘Concerned’ EPA

  Excerpt: Chemours Co. has been asked by federal regulators to test public and private drinking water supplies in West Virginia and Ohio for a chemical it uses to make products including Teflon. …the agency is “concerned” that water sources may be contaminated with a chemical known as GenX… *Original article online at https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/chemours-asked-to-test-water-for-teflon-agent-by-concerned-epa?emc=neve_hlt%3A12&usertype=External&context=email&email=00000161-2f3a-d5bd-adff-2fff68990001&subscription=00000161-0f92-de2e-a1e3-6fdf09d40001&access-ticket=eyJpZCI6IjAwMDAwMTYxLTJlMDItZGUxZS1hZGVkLTJmZGEyMzM4MDAwMCIsImN0eHQiOiJORVZFIiwidXVpZCI6IjVDL2MvK3R5MzV3MFpjVWdTbHJySEE9PW5kTks5UWZCa2NxTUZyMzhGMjlMWVE9PSIsInRpbWUiOiIxNTE2OTE2ODY1MjU5Iiwic2lnIjoiZmdpdTIyaVZmQTdDSVE1Ym9NTm5Ua3IyWURNPSIsInYiOiIxIn0%3D  

• Panel links PFOA exposure to kidney, testicular cancer

  PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – An independent panel of scientists has linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to both kidney and testicular cancer in humans. On Monday, the DuPont-approved panel released its report nixing the company’s objections that PFOA, also known as the chemical C8 or ammonium perfluorooctanoate, […]

• Smoky fluorides: Determining fluorine emissions from burning biomass

  Fluorine in plants Although fluorine emissions aren’t usually seen as a major environmental problem, they aren’t entirely harmless either. For a start, fluorines can be toxic to humans and animals at high enough concentrations, and such concentrations can build up in plants exposed to fluoride compounds in the atmosphere or soil, providing a route into […]

• Fluoride: The Toxic Import from China Hidden in This Everyday Beverage

  This article was originally published on October 11, 2011, on Dr. Mercola’s website – click here to see. Dr. Bill Osmunson is an avid supporter of fluoride opposition in the US. He’s particularly suited to discuss the health dangers of fluoride, not just because he’s been a full-time dentist for over three decades, but also because […]

• C8 panel: Illness link findings didn’t rely on ex-WVU researcher

  A panel of scientists that linked exposure to the DuPont Co. chemical C8 to human illnesses said Thursday those findings did not rely on the work of a former West Virginia University researcher whose qualifications have been questioned by a national news report. Members of the three-person C8 Science Panel said in a statement that […]

• C8 medical monitoring begins in Mid-Ohio Valley

  PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Starting this week, tens of thousands of Mid-Ohio Valley whose drinking water was contaminated by the DuPont Co. chemical C8 can apply for free blood tests and medical screenings to uncover illnesses that could be related to toxic exposure, lawyers for the residents announced Tuesday. The $235 million C8 medical monitoring program […]

• Cranbrook: City preps fluoride info ahead of referendum

  The City of Cranbrook is preparing for a November 15 municipal election, and part of that will include a referendum on fluoridation of the water supply. Since 1966, Cranbrook has added fluoride to the water supply in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid. The city put out information on the referendum recently with the notice that […]

• New Castle area: Chemical detection shuts public supply well

  State health and utility officials are puzzling over detections of toxic chemicals used to make nonstick, non-stain coatings in two Artesian Water supply wells in the New Castle area, findings that prompted a full shutdown of the water sources. One of the two perfluorinated chemicals involved was detected at up to nine times higher than […]

• A new perspective on metals and other contaminants in fluoridation chemicals

  Background: Fluoride additives contain metal contaminants that must be diluted to meet drinking water regulations. However, each raw additive batch supplied to water facilities does not come labeled with concentrations per contaminant. This omission distorts exposure profiles and the risks associated with accidents and routine use. Objectives: This study provides an independent determination of the […]