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UN Chemical Regulators Approve PFOA Ban, With Exemptions
Regulators unanimously approve global ban on use of perfluorooctanoic acid Exemptions will be granted for certain industrial uses International chemical regulators unanimously approved a global ban on the use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic chemical used to manufacture nonstick and stain-resistant coatings in clothing, fast-food wrappers, carpets, and other consumer and industrial products. Participating […]
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Regulatory filing: 3M to pay $35 million to settle water pollution case
3M Co. is paying $35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it contaminated West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority’s water supply with industrial chemicals that have been discharged into the Tennessee River, the company said in a regulatory filing. In a joint statement Friday, WMEL and 3M announced they had settled, but did not disclose the […]
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Ruin Dairies
CLOVIS, N.M. (DTN) — Food may be the next frontier in research on a wide array of potentially toxic chemicals increasingly showing up in drinking water and groundwater nationally. Art Schaap and Fred Stone milk dairy cows more than 2,000 miles from each other, but right now, neither one of them can sell their milk. […]
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Firefighters call for fluorine-free foam at international POPs meeting
Group rejects exemption for foam in global PFOA ban A group of firefighters and fire safety experts on Wednesday called on international negotiators to ban fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam. Delegates from more than 180 countries are in Geneva this week for the annual meeting of the UN’s Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). […]
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Pollutants From Household Furniture Linked to Aging-Related Effects on Body
Some environmental pollutants begin their lives as common household items. A metal used in household wires or a compound used to treat furniture may seem innocuous, but over time these pollutants find their way into human bodies where they can extract lasting effects on health, happiness, and according to research released Wednesday in Environmental Science […]
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Alabama utility, 3M reach settlement over chemical contamination suit
An Alabama utility has reached a settlement with Minnesota-based 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) over chemical contamination in the Tennessee River. The West Morgan-East Limestone Water and Sewer Authority had sued multinational conglomerate 3M in a lawsuit that focused on PFOA and PFOS found in sludge the company had dumped on 287 acres of its riverfront […]
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Critics pan EPA draft of PFAS cleanup guidance
On Thursday, the EPA released draft guidance detailing the cleanup of PFAS chemicals from groundwater. But environmental advocates in Pennsylvania and across the country quickly said they were too lax and ambiguous. The Environmental Protection Agency released a much-anticipated draft document Thursday to address nationwide concerns over groundwater contaminated with a class of unregulated chemicals. […]
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EPA Releases PFAS Screening Levels and Remediation Goals for Public Comment
EPA has released draft interim groundwater screening levels and preliminary remediation goals (PRG) for PFAS where the groundwater is a current or potential source of drinking water. These draft levels are only for two PFAS compounds, PFOA and PFOS. For a quick background on PFAS, see our prior blog post, “Fast Facts: What is PFAS?” he draft […]
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INSIGHT: Agency Regulation of PFAS Must Balance Costs, Benefits
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a large group of synthetic chemicals that have been in use since the 1940s in a wide variety of consumer and industrial products. While PFAS can take different forms, their common characteristic is the presence of multiple fluorine atoms. The carbon–fluorine bond is the strongest chemical bond in organic […]
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USEPA Draft Interim Recommendations to Address Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
This draft document is solely for the purpose of public comment. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy until it is finalized. PURPOSE This guidance provides interim recommendations for addressing groundwater contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) at sites being evaluated and addressed […]
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