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PFAS
« on: July 20, 2019, 02:17:57 PM »

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2019, 11:02:11 AM »
Interesting.  I had no idea. 

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2019, 07:08:46 PM »
Background: DuPont spun off "The Chemours Company" as a separate entity in 2014, just as the states' environmental departments were starting to raise alarms about PFAs.  Cynics now say this was a move to limit DuPont's liability.

PFAS shows up in Haw River, Pittsboro water, but gets limited local attention - North Carolina Health News
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2019/07/30/pfas-shows-up-in-haw-river-pittsboro-water-but-little-local-outcry/

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2019, 01:24:27 PM »
Rainwater in parts of US contains high levels of PFAS chemical, says study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/17/rainwater-pfas-us-potentially-toxic-levels-study

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2019, 09:26:12 PM »
A friend is involved in this with respect to Bay Area water and industrial sites. It's monumental it seems.

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2019, 09:42:51 PM »
>monumental

Gonna be bigger than kepone.

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2019, 10:20:22 PM »
My understanding from her was that industrial sites are the main issue.

The first article suggests cookware is enough to create issues.... and I like non-stick cookware.

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2019, 10:39:30 PM »
GenX is the one in the news currently.

High concentrations of fluorinated chemical GenX found in watershed
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-high-fluorinated-chemical-genx-watershed.html

"Industrial sites, airports, wastewater-treatment plants and fire-training areas upstream from the water treatment plant can all contribute to higher PFAS levels"

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What wasn't low in Wilmington, however, were levels of GenX and other "emerging" PFAS chemicals. GenX and related compounds originated from a flurochemical manufacturing plant upstream from Wilmington owned by The Chemours Company.

GenX, the trade name for the ammonium form of perfluoro-2-propoxypropanoic acid (PFPrOPrA), is used to make polymers, such as the non-stick coating Teflon, food-wrapper coatings and other products.

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2019, 12:23:22 AM »
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This just in.


DuPont seeks to toss Chemours environmental liabilities suit
https://apnews.com/a57467492681ee14604f27ff6552ed5b

"Chemours faces more than $200 million in costs to address environmental issues at a North Carolina manufacturing facility, 100 times more than DuPont’s estimated $2 million maximum liability. Chemours also has said that potential environmental liabilities in New Jersey far exceed the $337 million cited by DuPont at the time of the spinoff.

In a consent order with the state of North Carolina, Chemours agreed last year to pay a $12 million penalty and $1 million for investigative costs, and to sharply reduce air emissions of a compound known as GenX. The company says the total cost of the consent order will exceed $200 million."

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2020, 11:53:24 PM »

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2020, 01:12:39 AM »

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2021, 09:37:59 PM »

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Re: PFAS
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2022, 01:54:13 AM »
Officials Find Forever Chemicals in Beef From Michigan Farm
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/science/michigan-farm-cattle-forever-chemicals

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Re: PFAS
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Re: PFAS
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2022, 08:50:01 PM »