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EPA finds possible health risks associated with PFAS in sewage sludge
Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...
These common medications could be releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into the environment
Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as drinking water during times of drought.
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As Mounting Evidence Suggests PFAS May Cause Cancer, Experts Call for More Action
A growing body of research suggests that exposure to PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," may increase a person's risk ...
We’re finally paying attention to PFAS, but Oklahomans are already feeling the impact
For over 80 years, chemical makers have made and profited off the sale of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl synthetic ...
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New Mexico wildlife, plants around Holloman lake have highest PFAS contamination on record
NM health officials asked any hunters who ate waterfowl between 2010 and 2024 from Lake Holloman speak to their doctor.
Removal of cancer-linked PFAS from waterways 'increasingly difficult', Senate hearing told, after detection in Blue Mountains
A Senate hearing into the detection of PFAS has been told removing the cancer-linked chemicals from waterways is becoming ...
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New Mexico fines Cannon air base $99,000 over spill of PFAS-contaminated water
The New Mexico Environment Department has fined Cannon ... in July more than 7,000 gallons of wastewater contaminated with PFAS from firefighting foam had leaked from a damaged retention pond.
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These common medications could be releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into the environment
They found that the organofluorines — a group that includes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS ... They then enter the wastewater stream and the environment.