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2. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Sales of PFAS, which cost approximately $20 per kilogram, generate a total industry profit of $4 billion per year on 16% profit margins. [29] Due to health concerns, several companies have ended or plan to end the sale of PFAS or products that contain them; these include W. L. Gore & Associates (the maker of Gore-Tex), H&M, Patagonia, REI, and 3M.

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   Research has linked PFAS to a number of health problems: high cholesterol, weakened immune systems, decreased fertility, increased blood pressure in pregnant women, developmental problems in ...

4. PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere, and here's how they ...

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   A water sample is measured as part of a PFAS drinking water treatment experiment, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and ...

5. 'Forever chemicals' used on Jersey's potato crops - AOL

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   People living in the area believe the contaminated water damaged crops and caused a litany of ongoing serious health issues. The PFAS Scientific Advisory Panel, which makes recommendations, was ...

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

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   March 2018 The PFAS Expert Health Panel on PFAS submitted their commissioned report to the Australian government. [ 89 ] 14 May 2018 Politico gained access to the email chains and published the story in May, saying that Scott Pruitt's EPA had worked with the Trump administration to block the publication of the Agency for Toxic Substances and ...

7. 3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater - Wikipedia

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   The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , Environmental Protection Agency , Food and Drug Administration , and Center for Disease Control's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry are all conducting ongoing studies to assess the implications of exposure to PFAs on the body and/or awarding grants to universities for the ...

8. Health, infrastructure costs of PFAS in the billions; Who ...

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   Aug. 20—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates it will cost $772 million per year for drinking water systems to comply with proposed new guidelines for "forever chemicals" in ...

9. Water contamination in Lawrence and Morgan Counties, Alabama

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   This chemical compound has been linked to many other health problems, such as thyroid disease, kidney cancer, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. [ 2 ] Many Alabama residents have been suffering from contaminated water that can cause cancer, congenital disabilities for women of childbearing age, and developmental problems for children. [ 3 ]