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

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   The contamination represents "some of the highest levels ever found anywhere of PFNA", one of the perfluorinated chemicals. [98] [99] April 2019 The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) and its agencies released public health drinking water screening levels for 5 PFAS compounds: PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFNA. [70]

3. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [249] [250] [251] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [252] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [253]

4. Evers proposes $145M for PFAS removal, new water standards - AOL

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   The proposal also includes strengthening standards for water and PFAS contamination. The proposal includes prohibiting spreading biosolids if the PFAS levels exceed levels set by the DNR.

5. Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food ...

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   After first learning in 2020 about possible PFAS contamination in fluorinated plastic pesticide containers, the EPA has developed new ways to detect PFAS at low levels in pesticide containers and ...

6. 3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater - Wikipedia

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   By the 1970s, 3M was aware of the environmental dangers of PFAs [citation needed] and began their "Pollution Prevention Pays", preventing over 2.5 million tons of waste from entering landfills. Since then, 3M has continued to use PFAs in a variety of products, with Scotchgard being the most well known and commercially lucrative. [4]

7. Health Department study: North Kent County residents have ...

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   The levels of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in tested North Kent County residents' blood are higher than national averages — and the more unfiltered well water they drank contaminated with ...

8. New study highlights PFAS pollution from Joint Base Cape Cod ...

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   Even very low levels of PFAS contamination have been linked to immune system deficiencies, increased risk of cancer, poor fetal development and reduced vaccine effectiveness, Hayes said.

9. Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   All of these methods promote the formation of hydroxyl radicals or other oxidizing agents that can oxidize PFAS and break its C−C bonds. [3] [4] However, the remediation of PFAS depends on the environmental medium where the these compounds reside. For example, the treatment of contaminated soil, biosolids and water is not the same, and risk ...