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Minnesota rebuffs 3M offer to pay to monitor PFCs in east metro
The 3M Co. offered to pay the $626,000 tab to continue a biomonitoring program to measure PFC levels in residents of three east-metro communities, but the offer was rejected because of the state’s ongoing lawsuit against the company. An advisory panel of experts with the Minnesota Department of Health had recommended continuing the five-year-old program [...]
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PFCs identified in Chinese alligators and earthworms
A team of scientists from Japan and China has identified a range of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the blood of Chinese alligators kept at the Anhui Research Center for Chinese Alligator Reproduction. They detected six PFCs, which are used in waterproof and non-stick coatings, including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) was the most dominant [...]
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PFCs: U.S. drinking water may need more restrictions, study says
A new environmental toxicity study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Copenhagen has found that exposure limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) found in drinking water appear to be 100 to 1,000 times too high. PFCs are chemicals widely used [...]
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Born sooner and smaller; PFOS affects fetal growth in the womb
Chen, M-H, E-H Ha, T-W Wen, Y-N Su, G-W Lien, C-Y Chen, P-C Chen and W-S Hsieh. 2012. Perfluorinated compounds in umbilical cord blood and adverse birth outcomes. Synopsis: Babies exposed to higher levels of the chemical PFOS in the womb were born sooner and smaller than babies with lower exposures, suggests a new study [...]
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Perfluoroalkyl chemicals linked to hyperuricemia in children
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers found a significant association between serum perfluoroalkyl chemical levels and hyperuricemia [an unusually high concentration of uric acid in the blood] in children. This association has already been reported in adults exposed to high levels of the chemicals. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate [...]
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Ohio Valley: Bilott DuPont largely ignored EPA on C8 issues
OHIO VALLEY — Many questions remain about the C8 contamination that has spread through the valley as a result of industrial activity at DuPont Washington Works near Parkersburg, West Virginia. For instance, the controversy began with the deaths of an entire herd of cattle, yet the company is so far refusing to provide EPA-requested testing [...]
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MN: State budget plan would idle PFC biomonitoring study in Washington County
State health officials plan to idle a study of perfluorochemical (PFC) levels in Cottage Grove and other east-metro residents, but a legislative effort could reverse that decision. The Minnesota Department of Health plans to wind down its monitoring of 3M-produced chemicals in a group of local citizens and divert funds to other public health research [...]
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PFOA – PFOS: Common Chemicals Linked to Osteoarthritis
A new study has linked exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with osteoarthritis. PFCs are used in more than 200 industrial processes and consumer products including certain stain- and water-resistant fabrics, grease-proof paper food containers, personal care products, and other items. Because of their persistence, PFCs have become ubiquitous contaminants of humans and wildlife. [...]
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Ohioans’ lawsuits blame diseases on DuPont
26 lawsuits here cite chemical that plant discharged into river Hundreds of people in southern Ohio who say a DuPont chemical plant across the Ohio River contaminated their water and caused their health problems are suing the company in federal court in Columbus. They say that C8, a chemical used to make Teflon at the [...]
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Corporate Gambit on New Jersey’s Drinking Water
Corporate sponsored legislation would shackle regulatory efforts to control chemicals in New Jersey’s drinking water, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Tomorrow, the state legislature will take up a bill to pack the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) with corporate members and specify precisely what type of scientific studies can be used for [...]
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