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To learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in and from firefighting, Maine Morning Star and the nonprofit Pulitzer Center collaborated with researchers at the Rutgers School of ...
The proposal has not assessed the use of PFAS in medicines, plant protection products, and biocides because specific regulations apply to those substances (Biocidal Products Regulation, Plant Protection Products Regulation, Medicinal Products Regulation) that have an explicit authorization procedure that focuses on risk for health and the ...
PFAS tests that claim to offer results within minutes or at home should be avoided, according to Canter and Professor Mark D. Krahling, an analytical chemist at the University of Southern Indiana ...
Attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject proposed $10.3 billion agreement. NH, Maine among 22 states opposing 3M settlement over PFAS water contamination Skip to main content
2017 PFAS are on the Government of Canada's 2019 chart of substances prohibited by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and by the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012. These substances are under these regulations because they are "among the most harmful" and "have been declared toxic to the environment ...
The U.S. Department of Defense's research programs have been trying to define nature and extent of PFAS contamination at U.S. military sites, especially in groundwater. [7] A 2018 report to Congress indicated that "at least 126 drinking water systems on or near military bases" were contaminated with PFAS compounds. [8] [9]
Oct. 6—Maine Farmland Trust has purchased a highly contaminated organic vegetable farm in Unity with plans to turn the 45-acre property into an outdoor lab for researchers studying the impact of ...
Biosolids land application in South Carolina was halted in 2013 after an emergency regulation was enacted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) that outlawed any PCB contaminated biosolids from being land applied regardless if Class A or Class B. [18] Very soon thereafter, SCDHEC expanded PCB fish ...