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• U.S. EPA looks at electroplating plants in Cleveland, Chicago as source of PFCs

  CLEVELAND, Ohio — At least four Northeast Ohio electroplating companies are dumping an unregulated but potentially dangerous, chemical into their sewers — and eventually untreated into Lake Erie, environmental officials said. It’s legal, but it’s alarming, U.S. EPA officials said. That’s because those four Cleveland plating plants — and seven others in Chicago scrutinized by […]

• Study finds high C8 levels among ski wax technicans

  When you’re enjoying more of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this week, you might take a moment and think about the folks who are employed as ski wax technicians … There’s a new scientific study (Subscription required, but the free abstract is available here) just out today that shows ski wax technicians have some very […]

• Dallas, Texas: Study finds C8 in wide variety of foods

  Read the study CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Researchers have found low levels of the toxic chemical C8 in a wide variety of foods, ranging from hamburgers and bacon to tilapia, olive oil and peanut butter, according to a new scientific paper. C8 was detected in 17 of 31 types of food purchases from five Dallas-area grocery […]

• GAO Report: Biomonitoring

  Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate Statement of John Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment Excerpts: Why GAO Did This Study Biomonitoring, which measures chemicals in people’s tissues or body fluids, has shown that the U.S. population is widely exposed to chemicals used […]

• Ohio: DuPont responds to Little Hocking Water Association suit

  DuPont attorneys filed 75 defenses last week in response to a federal lawsuit brought by the Little Hocking Water Association over C8 contamination and are asking for the suit to be dismissed. A preliminary pretrial conference on the case is set for 2:30 p.m. in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern […]

• Ohio: Little Hocking Water sues over C8

  DuPont’s installation of a water filtration system at Little Hocking Water Association is not enough to adequately protect the public from C8 and other related chemicals that taint the local water system, according to a federal lawsuit recently filed in Columbus. The water association is asking the court to order DuPont to fund a comprehensive […]

• EPA wants C8 monitoring for drinking water

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama administration on Thursday proposed to require public drinking water systems to test their water for the toxic chemical C8. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal, if finalized, would not set a regulatory limit on C8, but would for the first time require monitoring for the chemical in the nation’s public […]

• Perfluorochemicals Linked With Impulsivity

  Text under photo: Chemical Triggers? Ubiquitous in commercial products, perfluorochemicals may set the stage for attention issues in children. Children’s exposure to a growing list of industrial chemicals, including certain pesticides and phthalates, has been linked to development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now evidence suggests that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) boost ADHD risks by […]

• Cryolite: FAN Comments submitted to EPA in May 2002

  Cryolite May 24, 2002, comments submitted to EPA on Gowan Company’s petition for new, modified, and proposed tolerances, (Federal Register, April 24, 2002). US EPA Docket control number OPP-2002-0007. Submitted by: Paul and Ellen Connett 82 Judson Street, Canton NY 13617 Tel: 315-379-9200. Fax: 315-379-0448. Email: wastenot@northnet.org Submitted via Email, Fri, 24 May 2002 22:08:04 […]

• Industry voluntarily withdraws C8 greaseproofing agents from market

  The FDA announced today that manufacturers of five greaseproofing agents known as C8 compounds have voluntarily withdrawn them from the marketplace. Those compounds are used as coatings on paper wrappers and containers which come into contact with food. They are found on fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes, and pet food bags and are […]