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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 ...
PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [247] [248] [249] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [250] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [251]
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) (conjugate base perfluorooctanesulfonate) is a chemical compound having an eight-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, and thus it is a perfluorosulfonic acid and a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). It is an anthropogenic (man-made) fluorosurfactant, now regarded as a global pollutant.
The EPA has proposed the first-ever drinking water standards for two “forever chemicals” and a mixture of four others that the agency says mark a milestone in its effort to protect public ...
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 ...
Lessard Environmental Inc. provided Westminster and affected residents an update on the PFAS contamination around Bean Porridge Hill Road.
Since then, 3M has continued to use PFAs in a variety of products, with Scotchgard being the most well known and commercially lucrative. [4] Until the early 2000s, waste from the production of PFAs was dumped at four sites in Minnesota, the Washington County Landfill, the 3M Cottage Grove Chemolite Site, the 3M Woodbury site, and the 3M Oakdale ...
HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by Indian companies MDH and Everest to decide if a food ...