PFAS

April 19, 2024 Photo Credit: Shutterstock | dba87 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a groundbreaking new rule to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) –  perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and…

Royal Research Ship (RSS) Discovery stopped at Azores, Portugal, for supplies during the 29th Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT29). The cruise departed from…

Scientists supported by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) together with community and tribal members are using phytoremediation to remove PFAS from a contaminated site in northern Maine. Phytoremediation is a technique that…

The Yangtze River. Credit: Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay The first study of toxic "forever chemicals" along the full length of…

Austin Water released today the results of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality tests, which show little to no detectable traces of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – or PFAS – chemicals in the City’s drinking water.  …

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Mike Belliveau is senior strategist at Defend…

March 25, 2024 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the fourth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring testing on per- and…

March 25, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to list nine additional PFAS compounds as hazardous. EPA must use its authority to protect communities and waterways from the well-documented risks associated…

Updated 10-year report shows decreases in chemical releases nationally and regionally March 21, 2024 DENVER (March 21, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Environmental…

After being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NIEHS Summer Internship Program came back in impressive form in 2021, overcoming the obstacles of working remotely. The experience was capped by a July 29 poster session that…

The EPA estimates that about one in four people in the United States (70 to 94 million) have tap water contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” (PFAS) at levels exceeding the drinking water standards that the EPA…

MIT chemists have designed a sensor that detects tiny quantities of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — chemicals found in food packaging, nonstick cookware, and many other consumer products.…

Environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls, according to a new NIEHS-funded study by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine.…

This strategy identifies PFAS-related science opportunities that have informed ongoing USGS research and provides a strategic vision to address future science needs and opportunities with both existing and additional resources. PFAS are…

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) for fighting liquid fuel fires since the 1970s. Fluorine-free foams are foams that do not contain any PFAS. Both use the same approach to…

Under a compromise revealed Wednesday, some businesses would be exempt from Maine’s first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of products containing “forever chemicals.” The compromise plan from the Maine Department of Environmental…

Molly Frazar is the 24th recipient of the Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award, which is bestowed annually by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP). Frazar was recognized for her work to develop inexpensive and reusable sorbent materials…

Toxic “forever” PFAS chemicals are a serious environmental health issue in California and across the globe, linked to numerous health harms. California has been a leader in addressing PFAS, including banning PFAS use in multiple…

Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state February 20, 2024 LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 20,…

Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state February 20, 2024 LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 20,…

Under AttackStates are taking the lead to address the global per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination crisis, passing legislation in at least 14 states to ban or phase out the unnecessary use of harmful PFAS…

Complexities of studying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were shared by NIEHS grantees and other experts during a congressional hearing. Witnesses discussed how increased research and development can better inform regulation…

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to add nine…

ALBANY, NY  — Today legislators and the PFAS-Free New York coalition gathered in Albany to call for urgent action to pass package of bills for the 2024 legislative session that would curb PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)…

February 1, 2024 Photo credit: Francesco Scatena | Shutterstock Waterkeeper Alliance proudly endorses the PFAS Accountability Act, which was introduced today in the House and Senate by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and…

Proposed rules would better enable regulators to address PFAS under the nation’s hazardous waste law to protect families across the nation February 1, 2024…

A new filter cartridge that is compatible with Brita pitchers can remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. The Purefast cartridges from CycloPure, Inc., are based on…

ExtramuralBy Adeline Lopez New method generates airborne free radicals for laboratory study NIEHS-funded researchers developed a new approach to…

Environmental epidemiologists studying the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substance, PFAS, compounds in new mothers and their babies found that women with gestational diabetes had a significantly higher rate of transferring the synthetic…

Eating out and consuming microwave popcorn linked with higher exposures to PFAS A home-cooked meal has many benefits, including healthier ingredients and fewer processed foods. But there’s another reason to avoid eating out all the…

Austrian ski slopes. Credit: Prof Feldmann (University of Graz). Skiers keen for slick runs are leaving toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" behind…

In a new paper detailing findings from North Carolina State University’s GenX Exposure Study, researchers detected novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) called “fluoroethers” in blood from residents of…

For immediate release: November 7, 2022 Boston, MA – Buildings renovated with healthier furnishings had significantly lower levels of the entire group of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS)—toxic chemicals linked with many…

Fenton is an expert on how PFAS can affect reproduction and early-life development. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) Manmade substances known as forever chemicals were front and center during the 3rd National PFAS Meeting held…

Clean Earth will partner with the U.S. Department of Defense in a critical PFAS remediation study.Clean Earth is a leading authority in PFAS with more than three decades of expertise in environmental management, clean up, and…

1. IntroductionOnly 2.5% of the total water on the earth is freshwater that can be used for sustaining life . Water demand is increasing along with the increasing population across the globe, causing high amounts of wastewater…

January 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the automatic addition of seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…

“Zwitterionic” might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it’s a word that’s central to the technology his group is developing to…

A large-scale study on exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in humans and rodents showed consistent evidence of chemical-driven liver damage, according to NIEHS grantee Lida Chatzi, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of…

Translational, predictive, and strategic were among the words used to describe the latest NIEHS initiatives during the 167th meeting of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council (NAEHSC), held Sept. 13-14. Other…

January 8, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that prevents companies from starting or resuming the manufacture or…

Following the discovery of high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the blood of GenX Exposure Study participants, researchers are working quickly to report their findings back to the North Carolina communities and…

NIEHS predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows accepted the challenge to explain their biomedical research in three minutes, using language that a general audience could understand. The annual event, held in person and online March 9, is…

NIEHS trainees and grantees received honors recently bestowed by the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The awards, which were presented during the SOT 62nd Annual Meeting in Nashville on March 19, recognize individuals for their extraordinary…

BSID-IBayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley, 1969, ref 1993) Developmental functioning, mental scale and motor scale Standard scores (M = 100, SD = 15)Receptive and expressive language presented in the mental scale3–28…

How to address complex environmental health issues related to hazardous contaminants, climate-related disasters, and other concerns headlined a recent NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) webinar series called Progress in Research. The…

Three recent NIEHS-funded studies suggest new benefits of folate supplementation in women of reproductive age. The studies indicate folate has some ability to reduce the accumulation of PFAS in blood serum, thus minimizing adverse…

Seven NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) trainees won K.C. Donnelly Externship Award Supplements to conduct research outside of their host centers. The three-month-long externships provide current SRP-funded graduate students and…

At a public hearing this week in Newport, Northeast Kingdom residents lambasted a proposal by Casella Waste Systems to remove toxic PFAS chemicals from the leachate, or wastewater that is created…

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS)Regular readers of this column know that one of my goals is to advance exposomics — the study of the totality of our environmental…