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All firms using PFAS chemicals told they must slash emissions
1 month, 1 week ago

All firms using PFAS chemicals told they must slash emissions

Dutch News  

All types of the forever chemicals known as PFAS are to be included on the official Dutch list of “substances of very high concern” and that means all companies using them have to minimise their use and prevent all emissions, junior environment minister Chris Jansen told MPs on Thursday. In July government officials sharpened their warnings about not letting children …

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Study finds almost all drinking water contains ‘forever chemicals’ that do not break down naturally
2 months ago

Study finds almost all drinking water contains ‘forever chemicals’ that do not break down naturally

The Independent  

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I'm a health journalist who writes about toxic PFAS and microplastics - how I changed my life to limit my exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
3 months, 1 week ago

I'm a health journalist who writes about toxic PFAS and microplastics - how I changed my life to limit my exposure to cancer-causing chemicals

Daily Mail  

As a journalist who's spent nearly a decade writing about health, I've reported on countless rare diseases and gruesome injuries. A lot of my dinners consist of chicken and vegetables, but the pre-marinated chicken I like to eat had way more than five ingredients - classifying it as an ultra-processed food Studies suggest more than nine in 10 of us …

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Massachusetts governor signs law phasing out toxic PFAS in firefighters’ gear
4 months, 1 week ago

Massachusetts governor signs law phasing out toxic PFAS in firefighters’ gear

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Thursday a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, in firefighters’ protective gear. “Today Massachusetts is putting the health and safety of our firefighters first.” Starting January 2025, under the new law, manufacturers and sellers of personal protective equipment containing PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl …

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Is It Too Late to Do Something About Dangerous “Forever Chemicals”?
8 months ago

Is It Too Late to Do Something About Dangerous “Forever Chemicals”?

Slate  

For Esme Deprez, it started with waterproof mascara. “Researchers have found PFAS everywhere they’ve thought to look: the umbilical cords of newborns in Taiwan, the breastmilk of moms in Sweden, polar bears, even air and rainwater worldwide,” Deprez said. That’s why, last week, the Biden administration took what seemed like a big step toward eliminating the forever chemical threat by …

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What forever chemicals will do to your body when you eat them
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What forever chemicals will do to your body when you eat them

The Independent  

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In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution
9 months, 1 week ago

In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution

BBC  

In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution Getty Images In the struggle to combat pollution and fight climate change, a growing number of scientists are beginning to look to one of nature’s oldest biotechnologies: fungi. "All of the material from demolition – the studs, the floors, cellulosic mass, and even things like …

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PFAS: Forever chemicals are in zippers now. What can we do about that?
1 year, 1 month ago

PFAS: Forever chemicals are in zippers now. What can we do about that?

Slate  

This is Explainer, a column that answers questions we all have. “That’s why they’re called ‘forever chemicals,’ because they don’t break down well in the environment or in people,” says Wendy Heiger-Bernays, a professor of environmental health at Boston University’s School of Public Health. Potable water in general is also a major source of PFAS, says Jamie DeWitt, the director …

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Urgent fertility warning to women over toxic chemicals littered in everyday items
1 year, 9 months ago

Urgent fertility warning to women over toxic chemicals littered in everyday items

Daily Mail  

Toxic chemicals lurking in cookware, make-up and toiletries may be making women infertile, another study suggested today. Scientists have linked exposure to so called forever chemicals found in items like non-stick cookware with reduced odds of having a baby This chart shows the impact of PFAS exposure on birth outcomes, lines below the horizontal back line value of 1.00 showing …

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EPA proposes first-ever limits on PFAS in drinking water
1 year, 9 months ago

EPA proposes first-ever limits on PFAS in drinking water

Salon  

The Environmental Protection Agency released long-awaited proposed standards for cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in drinking water on Tuesday. This marks the first time the EPA has proposed enforceable drinking water limits for PFAS, which are commonly known as "forever chemicals" because they do not break down over time and can remain in the environment for years on end. The proposed limits …

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'Screamingly high levels' of toxic forever chemicals are found in SIX out of 10 US pesticides
2 years, 2 months ago

'Screamingly high levels' of toxic forever chemicals are found in SIX out of 10 US pesticides

Daily Mail  

An environmental group said the findings were 'disturbing' and 'appalling' The chemicals may cause cancer, birth defects and kidney disease if ingested Levels were up 19m ppt in one insecticide - the safe drinking amount is 0.02 ppt ‘Screamingly high levels’ of extremely hard-to-breakdown toxic chemicals are present in the majority of pesticides used in the US, a study warns. …

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Simple new method found that destroys ‘forever chemicals’
2 years, 4 months ago

Simple new method found that destroys ‘forever chemicals’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have developed a new process that causes two major classes …

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‘Forever chemicals’ found in groundwater near military bases
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Forever chemicals’ found in groundwater near military bases

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S. Department of Defense records that an environmental group released Tuesday. The Environmental Working Group said PFAS, an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have oozed into the Great Lakes and pose a …

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New technology could remove PFAS from environment at Jervis Bay
4 years, 1 month ago

New technology could remove PFAS from environment at Jervis Bay

ABC  

New technology to remove PFAS from the environment will be trialled in Jervis Bay next year and, if successful, could be rolled out at other contaminated sites across Australia. Key points: New technology that could remove PFAS from the environment will be trialled at Jervis Bay Parts of Jervis Bay are contaminated by PFAS chemicals used in firefighting foams on …

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