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PFAS in food: European Foof Safety Authority assesses risks and sets tolerable intake
EFSA has set a new safety threshold for the main perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that accumulate in the body. The threshold – a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per week – is part of a scientific opinion on the risks to human health arising from the presence […]
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DOD is spending millions, getting rid of toxic foam by burning it near where people live
Best to read this good article, with video clips, online at https://wjla.com/news/spotlight-on-america/dod-is-spending-millions-getting-rid-of-toxic-foam-by-burning-it-near-where-people-live COHOES, N.Y. (SBG) — The military stopped using firefighting foam that contains toxic PFAS chemicals because of documented health risks. To get rid of its massive stockpile, Spotlight on America discovered the Department of Defense is spending millions of taxpayer dollars, burning the […]
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[Distribution Characteristics of Per-/polyflouralkyl Substances in River Sediments Around Typical Fluorine Industrial Parks]
Abstract in English; Article in Chinese Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of manmade chemicals and are ubiquitously detected in aquatic environments. China is a major producer and consumer of PFASs. In this study, we investigated the occurrence and characteristics of PFASs in the surface sediments from three fluorine industrial parks in North […]
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Highly fluorinated chemicals can increase risk for diabetes and coeliac disease in children.
Tuulia Hyötyläinen and Matej Oresic, both researchers in biomedicine, have published two studies on the connection between highly fluorinated chemicals—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) – and two diseases in children: type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease (US spelling celiac, or gluten intolerance). Both are autoimmune diseases, which arise from an abnormal immune response to the […]
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California Bill To Ban Toxic PFAS From Firefighting Foam Heads to Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Sunday, the California legislature approved a measure to address the growing contamination crisis of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. The bill would ban the chemicals in PFAS-based firefighting foams, like aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF – one of the most significant sources of PFAS water contamination. The bill now goes […]
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Action Alert: EPA Searching for Incinerators to Quickly Conduct an Experiment On PFAS in Emissions.
Contact Your State Environmental Commissioner to Stop This From Happening in Your State The Issue: While the disposal of PFAS chemicals poses serious challenges, the rush to burn these chemicals is on, despite no evidence they can be safely incinerated. EPA is trying to find an incinerator to be part of an experiment regarding PFAS […]
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Sources of PFAS Incinerated at Cohoes, NY Revealed
The DOD shipped nearly 2 million pounds from 25 states; Private entities also delivered materials to be burned Norlite’s incineration facility has burned 2 million pounds of materials containing PFAS. Photo – Paul Buckowski – Albany Times Union The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) has released information on the sources of […]
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Destroying Forever Chemicals Ignites N.Y. Town’s ‘Worst Fears’
Firefighters spray foam on burning embers beside homes on Latigo Canyon Road in Malibu, Calif., in 2018. PFAS-laced firefighting foam from multiple states had been sent for destruction to an incinerator in upstate New York, raising concerns about local health and environmental effects. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via via Getty Images Incineration ‘unproven’ method of […]
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Citizens group says test shows PFAS in PHS athletic field
PORTSMOUTH — Local citizen’s group Non Toxic Portsmouth has reported, through independent testing, that Portsmouth High School’s artificial turf field contains potentially harmful chemicals known as poly and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). However, city leaders and their consultants have refuted the science behind the report. In a June 1 letter to the City Council, the […]
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NTP Technical Report on the Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of PFOA
Title: NTP Technical Report on the Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (CASRN 335-67-1) Administered in Feed to Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats Technical Report 598 Abstract Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a perfluorinated alkyl substance (PFAS) with widespread exposure in the environment and human population. Lifetime exposure to this chemical is likely, which […]
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