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4 days ago

Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks

TOKYO -- Japanese authorities have conducted an on-site inspection of the US Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo over the possibility that water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances overflowed from the base, local media reported Friday. The inspection came two months after the US military informed the Japanese side that the water containing PFAS synthetic chemicals had leaked from …

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1 week, 6 days ago

PFAS found above limits in water bodies in NL and Europe

Dutch News

Many rivers, lakes and coastal waters in the Netherlands and across Europe are contaminated with so-called ‘forever chemicals’ that often exceed the limits set in EU law, an analysis by the European Environment Agency has shown. Of 14 countries that provided data for PFOS in surface water, Belgium, France and Iceland reported 100% of water bodies exceeded the average annual …

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4 weeks ago

Netherlands' landfills for sludge rapidly filling up

NL Times

The PFAS pollution in Dutch ports and rivers is so great that landfills for contaminated sludge are filling up much faster than expected, according to research by Trouw. Rijkswaterstaat warned that building new underwater landfills could easily take ten years. Since then, twice as much sludge has been entering the two Rijkswaterstaat landfills in the Ketelmeer on the Maasvlakte and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Toxic chemical ‘Hall of Shame’ calls out retailers in time for holiday shopping

CNN

CNN — Major retailers are failing to protect consumers from hazardous chemicals and plastics in the products they sell, according to the 2024 Retailer Report Card released Thursday by Toxic Free Future, a nonprofit consumer product safety organization. “We want to get this information out to consumers so that they can make more informed shopping decisions — but also so …

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2 months ago

How the election could affect toxic chemical regulation

Salon

On a chilly morning in early December 2017, attorney Anthony Spaniola awakened at his cabin on Van Etten Lake in Oscoda, Michigan, to the sight of billowy white froth bobbing along the shore. “You could end up going backwards in environmental protection.” Orme-Zavaleta and others point to Project 2025, an initiative spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

BHP operations contaminate groundwater with 'forever chemical' PFAS next to homes in WA's north-west

ABC

Mining giant BHP will begin a follow-up drilling program in WA's north-west this month after detecting Per-and-polyfluro Alkyl Subtances in groundwater beneath its former power station in Port Hedland, about 1,600 kilometres north of Perth. "So the problem with PFAS or 'forever chemicals', as they're known, is because they don't break down they can be mobilised quite rapidly by groundwater …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Can you actually avoid “forever chemicals” in your diet?

Salon

It’s no secret that many of our favorite foods contain an array of chemicals that can lead to serious health risks. Dubbed “forever chemicals,” PFAS are a group of synthetic chemical compounds that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s because of their ability to resist grease, oil, water, and heat. Both brands later refuted the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Survey finds PFAS in 71% of shallow private wells across Wisconsin

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Nearly three-quarters of water samples drawn from hundreds of private wells across Wisconsin last year were contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a survey state environmental officials released Friday found. The study marks the state’s first attempt to sample shallow groundwater away from major municipalities or PFAS cleanup and investigation sites. About 99% of the contaminated samples had PFAS …

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1 year, 5 months ago

US residents in urban areas under health risk from drinking of PFAS contaminated tap water: Report

Hindustan Times

Chemical contamination in tap water in the United States is putting its citizens under the risk of health ailments like cancer, low birth weight and thyroid disease. A national study released on Tuesday, from the U.S. Geological Survey shows that nearly half of the tap water in US is contaminated with at least one type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and a host of consumer products, the company said Thursday. 3M chairman Mike Roman said the deal was “an important step forward” that builds on the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from ‘forever chemicals’ water contamination

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. “This agreement represents the first of many steps to begin to redress the harms of PFAS contamination in America’s drinking water supplies,” law firms representing plaintiffs said …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Your microwave popcorn bags are full of harmful "forever chemicals"

Salon

You may not be able to see PFAS molecules around you, but they are ubiquitous: in our food, leaching into our water supplies, and in our blood. She likened the apocalyptic PFAS scenario to something like "The Handmaid's Tale" — a sci-fi show about a fertility crisis partially caused by environmental pollution that results in a post-apocalyptic and patriarchal society. …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay

Associated Press

A large plume of toxic chemicals produced by a plant that manufactures firefighting foam has seeped through groundwater to Lake Michigan’s Green Bay, scientists said Tuesday. In a report published last week, they said a plume had made its way into Green Bay, which extends 120 miles along northeastern Wisconsin and the south coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “It’s really …

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2 years ago

Spurred by regulators, 3M to phase out “forever chemicals”

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — 3M will phase out the manufacturing of so-called “forever chemicals” and try to get them out of all their products within two years, the chemical and consumer products maker said Tuesday. The decision announced Tuesday arrives after U.S. environmental regulators designated the chemicals — used in nonstick frying pans, water-repellent sports gear, stain-resistant rugs, cosmetics and countless other …

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2 years, 1 month ago

At least 30 Belgian firms can discharge PFAS into the Westerschelde

Dutch News

At least 30 Belgian companies are still legally allowed to pump chemical waste, including PFAS, into the Westerschelde estuary which separates the Netherlands from Flanders, local broadcaster Omroep Zeeland said on Monday. The Dutch government said two weeks ago that it is sharpening up the rules for dumping PFAS following a report from public health institute RIVM. An analysis by …

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2 years, 1 month ago

At least 30 Belgian firms can discharge PFAS into the Westerschelde

Dutch News

At least 30 Belgian companies are still legally allowed to pump chemical waste, including PFAS, into the Westerschelde estuary which separates the Netherlands from Flanders, local broadcaster Omroep Zeeland said on Monday. The Dutch government said two weeks ago that it is sharpening up the rules for dumping PFAS following a report from public health institute RIVM. An analysis by …

Pfas Rivm Westerschelde

2 years, 6 months ago

NC bill seeks “forever chemical” standards, reimbursements

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state regulators would set maximum acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” — like those discharged for decades into the Cape Fear River — for drinking water in legislation considered Thursday by a state House committee. “Ratepayers should not be responsible for paying for equipment to treat the water contaminated by PFAS, caused by a responsible party, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Regular blood donations can remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from body, study finds

The Independent

Regular blood donation can help reduce the levels of some toxic synthetic chemical compounds known as “forever chemicals” that persist in the body, according to a new study. “Plasma donation was most effective, resulting in a roughly 30 per cent decrease in average blood serum PFAS concentrations over the 12-month trial period,” they wrote in The Conversation. “Plasma PFAS concentrations …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-Fog Products To Keep Your Glasses Clear With A Face Mask

Huff Post

IzaLysonArts / 500px via Getty Images Many glasses-wearers face the problem of foggy lenses when wearing masks. Though they offer protection against COVID-19, the worst part of wearing a face mask as a glasses-wearer is having your glasses fog up every time you take a breath. “Most anti-fog sprays, wipes or treatments work by depositing a chemical to prevent condensation …

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3 years, 2 months ago

3M, Alabama communities reach $98M pollution settlement

Associated Press

DECATUR, Ala. — 3M will pay $98.4 million to settle lawsuits over contamination from its chemical plant along the Tennessee River in north Alabama under an agreement announced Tuesday. The agreement, reached through court-ordered mediation with local government agencies, 3M and other companies, would fund both past and future cleanup work and pay for efforts to find additional pollution from …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire

Associated Press

A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters and groundwater across the U.S., officials said Thursday. Crews dug a trench around the facility and placed booms in the Rock River to prevent runoff from escaping, Wilson said Wednesday, adding there had …

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3 years, 7 months ago

‘Concerning’ levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk, study says

The Independent

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3 years, 7 months ago

Are chemicals shrinking your penis and depleting your sperm? Here's what the evidence says

ABC

A doomsday scenario of an end to human sperm production has been back in the news recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. Selective reporting In 2017, Swan and several colleagues published an exhaustive review study showing an apparent drop in men's sperm counts of 59.3 per cent between 1973 and 2011. The problem with extrapolation Swan's 2017 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Mackay anglers fear PFAS will spread from contaminated site to popular fishing spot

ABC

Anglers are worried about the spread of a poisonous chemical from a contaminated creek to a popular fishing spot and say signs warning about the dangers are not adequate. Key points: PFAS is a legacy firefighting chemical which has seeped into the environment The chemicals were detected last year at Shellgrit Creek, near Mackay Airport Local anglers are concerned about …

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Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks

PFAS found above limits in water bodies in NL and Europe

Netherlands' landfills for sludge rapidly filling up

Toxic chemical ‘Hall of Shame’ calls out retailers in time for holiday shopping

How the election could affect toxic chemical regulation

BHP operations contaminate groundwater with 'forever chemical' PFAS next to homes in WA's north-west

Can you actually avoid “forever chemicals” in your diet?

Survey finds PFAS in 71% of shallow private wells across Wisconsin

US residents in urban areas under health risk from drinking of PFAS contaminated tap water: Report

3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’

Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from ‘forever chemicals’ water contamination

Your microwave popcorn bags are full of harmful "forever chemicals"

Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay

Spurred by regulators, 3M to phase out “forever chemicals”

At least 30 Belgian firms can discharge PFAS into the Westerschelde

At least 30 Belgian firms can discharge PFAS into the Westerschelde

NC bill seeks “forever chemical” standards, reimbursements

Regular blood donations can remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from body, study finds

Anti-Fog Products To Keep Your Glasses Clear With A Face Mask

3M, Alabama communities reach $98M pollution settlement

Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire

‘Concerning’ levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk, study says

Are chemicals shrinking your penis and depleting your sperm? Here's what the evidence says

Mackay anglers fear PFAS will spread from contaminated site to popular fishing spot