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2. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   2018 The Australian National University was commissioned by the Australian Government to conduct a health study to examine patterns of PFAS contamination and potential implications for human health at Defence sites in Australia, with a focus on three sites—Williamtown in New South Wales, Oakey in Queensland and Katherine in the Northern ...

3. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [245] [246] [247] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [248] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [249]

4. San Francisco poised to become first U.S. city to ban ... - AOL

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   The estimated price tag for each turnout manufactured without PFAS is $3,400, according to a report by the San Francisco’s Budget Analyst’s office. Since firefighters generally have two sets ...

5. Robert Bilott - Wikipedia

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   He appears in the 2023 documentary, Burned: Protecting the Protectors, which focuses on PFAS exposures among firefighters [26] and the Japanese documentary, Water is Treasure: PFAS - Fight for Life, addressing the impacts of PFAS in Okinawa. Bilott is also in the 2024 Australian documentary, Revealed: How to Poison a Planet, with Mark Ruffalo. [27]

6. EPA proposes first-ever PFAS limits for drinking water ... - AOL

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   The EPA’s PFAS plan sets out to clean up existing contamination, keep additional chemicals from being released, and lead to additional research. “This is a transformative rule.

7. Stillwater to notify residents of PFAS contamination - AOL

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   The advisory is a first for Stillwater, but a common story for Washington County as a plume of contamination tied to 3M Co. dumping areas in Oakdale, Woodbury, Cottage Grove, and ... Stillwater to ...

8. The Devil We Know - Wikipedia

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   The film includes footage of public hearings, news reports and corporate ads, along with input from scientists and activists. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The film's title refers to an internal DuPont memorandum of sticking with "the devil we know" in the continued use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), rather than spending funds to develop a safer alternative.

9. Westminster PFAS contamination remediation moving forward ...

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   Lessard Environmental Inc. provided Westminster and affected residents an update on the PFAS contamination around Bean Porridge Hill Road.