POPs in the news

18/10/2023 -

Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has told the UK government. More:

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS Pollution in Europe

Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water

Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has told the UK government. More:

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS Pollution in Europe
18/10/2023 -

Synthetic turf is a man-made, non-living replacement of turfgrass that requires little water or maintenance. The grass blades are made of fibers such as nylon or plastic while the base is typically a crumb rubber made from used tires, plastic pellets or sand. Synthetic grass usually contains PFAS chemicals. More:

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS in Drinking Water Alternative Materials for Synthetic Turf

Once it was hailed as a drought fix — but now California’s moving to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns

Synthetic turf is a man-made, non-living replacement of turfgrass that requires little water or maintenance. The grass blades are made of fibers such as nylon or plastic while the base is typically a crumb rubber made from used tires, plastic pellets or sand. Synthetic grass usually contains PFAS chemicals. More:

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS in Drinking Water Alternative Materials for Synthetic Turf
16/10/2023 -

The sale and trade of mercury-added skin lightening products (SLPs) have continued despite widespread sampling, reporting, awareness campaigns, and legal prohibitions, including a global treaty ban. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) carried out undercover investigations in three different regions (Asia, North America, and Europe) and was able to confirm the continued production, trade, and sale of mercury-added SLPs. More:


Mercury in Retrograde

The sale and trade of mercury-added skin lightening products (SLPs) have continued despite widespread sampling, reporting, awareness campaigns, and legal prohibitions, including a global treaty ban. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) carried out undercover investigations in three different regions (Asia, North America, and Europe) and was able to confirm the continued production, trade, and sale of mercury-added SLPs. More:

16/10/2023 -

Snow falls in winter, melts in spring and travels through a vast network of groundwater aquifers to Lake Tahoe,” the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District says. “By pumping water from these aquifers, the South Lake Tahoe area has some of the tastiest and purest water in California. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. More:

Perchloroethylene (PCE) Human Health Effects PCE Risk Management, Remediation and Phase Out

Exclusive: How pollution from dry cleaners left California sitting on cancer-linked ‘time bombs’

Snow falls in winter, melts in spring and travels through a vast network of groundwater aquifers to Lake Tahoe,” the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District says. “By pumping water from these aquifers, the South Lake Tahoe area has some of the tastiest and purest water in California. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. More:

Perchloroethylene (PCE) Human Health Effects PCE Risk Management, Remediation and Phase Out
15/10/2023 -

The devil is in the details, as they say, and when it comes to PFAS regulation, there are a lot of details. That was the message from Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff when they updated lawmakers earlier this month on their efforts to create rules around the first-in-the-nation PFAS reporting law. More:

PFAS Social Costs PFAS Regulation Reducing the PFAS Body Burden

Maine’s new PFAS law draws objections from businesses around the world

The devil is in the details, as they say, and when it comes to PFAS regulation, there are a lot of details. That was the message from Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff when they updated lawmakers earlier this month on their efforts to create rules around the first-in-the-nation PFAS reporting law. More:

PFAS Social Costs PFAS Regulation Reducing the PFAS Body Burden
12/10/2023 -

The threat posed by pesticides to our kids when they’re at school is just one of the many reasons Congress preserved a role for state and local governments when enacting our federal pesticide laws. More:


Opinion: To protect school kids from toxic pesticides, protect state and local pesticide laws

The threat posed by pesticides to our kids when they’re at school is just one of the many reasons Congress preserved a role for state and local governments when enacting our federal pesticide laws. More:

11/10/2023 -

Exposure to two widely used weed killers could be harming the brain function of young people, impacting their memory and learning abilities, according to a study. The study looked specifically at glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide and scores of other brands, and also at 2,4-D – a long-used, weed-killing chemical that has seen a surge in use in recent years and has increasingly been combined with glyphosate to kill tenacious weeds. More:

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

Young brains appear at risk from exposure to popular weed killers

Exposure to two widely used weed killers could be harming the brain function of young people, impacting their memory and learning abilities, according to a study. The study looked specifically at glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide and scores of other brands, and also at 2,4-D – a long-used, weed-killing chemical that has seen a surge in use in recent years and has increasingly been combined with glyphosate to kill tenacious weeds. More:

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)
11/10/2023 -

As part of efforts to remove toxic forever chemicals from their products, manufacturers around the world are scrambling for safer replacements. However, studies have shown that some of these replacements are also dangerous and have already been detected in human urine and blood samples, household dust, and drinking water. More:

PFAS Toxicity

'Forever Chemical' Replacements Detected In Human Bodies And Homes

As part of efforts to remove toxic forever chemicals from their products, manufacturers around the world are scrambling for safer replacements. However, studies have shown that some of these replacements are also dangerous and have already been detected in human urine and blood samples, household dust, and drinking water. More:

PFAS Toxicity
09/10/2023 -

During the public consultation period for the EU’s PFAS restriction proposal, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) received a record-breaking 5,600 replies from various stakeholders wanting to weigh in on the issue. One of them was from ChemSec. Here are eight important takeaways from our reply. More:

Restriction on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS Alternatives PFAS: Corporations and Investment

8 critical points about PFAS that the EU needs to know

During the public consultation period for the EU’s PFAS restriction proposal, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) received a record-breaking 5,600 replies from various stakeholders wanting to weigh in on the issue. One of them was from ChemSec. Here are eight important takeaways from our reply. More:

Restriction on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) PFAS Alternatives PFAS: Corporations and Investment
05/10/2023 -

Forever chemicals are all around us. Most people ingest or inhale these synthetic chemicals, which include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phenols, and parabens, through contaminated water and food — even air. They’re also in our cookware, packaging materials, furniture, clothes and carpets, making them nearly impossible to avoid. More:

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Human Exposure Human Exposure: Drinking Water Human Exposure: Diet Human Exposure: Consumer Products Human Health Effects Human Health Effects: Neurotoxicity and Immunotoxicity

'Forever Chemicals' Are Everywhere, But These Are The Most Common Sources

Forever chemicals are all around us. Most people ingest or inhale these synthetic chemicals, which include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phenols, and parabens, through contaminated water and food — even air. They’re also in our cookware, packaging materials, furniture, clothes and carpets, making them nearly impossible to avoid. More:

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Human Exposure Human Exposure: Drinking Water Human Exposure: Diet Human Exposure: Consumer Products Human Health Effects Human Health Effects: Neurotoxicity and Immunotoxicity
05/10/2023 -

Marine mammals, due to their long life span, key position in the food web, and large lipid deposits, often face significant health risks from accumulating contaminants. This systematic review examines published literature on pollutant-induced adverse health effects in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red-listed marine mammal species. More:

Chemical Pollution Impact on Wildlife Persistent Organic Pollutants Pesticides Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Climate Change and POPs

Impact of chemical pollution on threatened marine mammals: A systematic review

Marine mammals, due to their long life span, key position in the food web, and large lipid deposits, often face significant health risks from accumulating contaminants. This systematic review examines published literature on pollutant-induced adverse health effects in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red-listed marine mammal species. More:

Chemical Pollution Impact on Wildlife Persistent Organic Pollutants Pesticides Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Climate Change and POPs
03/10/2023 -

Delayed puberty can lead to negative long-term health outcomes for girls, such as a higher incidence of breast cancer, kidney disease and thyroid disease, said corresponding author Susan Pinney, a professor of environmental and public health sciences at the university's College of Medicine. More:


PFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls

Delayed puberty can lead to negative long-term health outcomes for girls, such as a higher incidence of breast cancer, kidney disease and thyroid disease, said corresponding author Susan Pinney, a professor of environmental and public health sciences at the university's College of Medicine. More:

03/10/2023 -

Dr. Ray Dorsey is a medical doctor and Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester. He is working to identify and eliminate the root causes of Parkinson’s disease. More:


Neurologist Reveals the SHOCKING ROOT CAUSES of Parkinson’s & How to PREVENT IT

Dr. Ray Dorsey is a medical doctor and Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester. He is working to identify and eliminate the root causes of Parkinson’s disease. More:

02/10/2023 -

In the aftermath of state testing that revealed dangerous levels of forever chemicals on some Maine farms in 2021, organizations, farmers, and Indigenous communities are creating blueprints for recovery. More:

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Biosolids Biosolids and PFAS Pollution Aviation and PFAS Pollution The PFAS Crisis in Maine PFAS Phyto-remediation and Destruction

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding

In the aftermath of state testing that revealed dangerous levels of forever chemicals on some Maine farms in 2021, organizations, farmers, and Indigenous communities are creating blueprints for recovery. More:

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Biosolids Biosolids and PFAS Pollution Aviation and PFAS Pollution The PFAS Crisis in Maine PFAS Phyto-remediation and Destruction
30/09/2023 -

The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste. "Everyone on this planet should be able to live and work without fear of falling sick or dying from chemical exposure," said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). More:

Pesticides

UN adopts new global rules to reduce chemicals harm

The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste. "Everyone on this planet should be able to live and work without fear of falling sick or dying from chemical exposure," said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). More:

Pesticides
30/09/2023 -

Twenty-five is young for a cancer diagnosis, but stories like hers are increasingly common — cancer is on the rise among millennials and young people. Since health officials began collecting data in the 1970s, charts tracking cancer in children and young adults are distressingly uniform, with diagonal lines steadily climbing upward. More:

Chemical Pollution Risks Toxic Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics Toxic Chemicals Impact on Children Reducing the Use of Cancer Causing Chemicals

We’re missing a critical opportunity to prevent childhood cancer

Twenty-five is young for a cancer diagnosis, but stories like hers are increasingly common — cancer is on the rise among millennials and young people. Since health officials began collecting data in the 1970s, charts tracking cancer in children and young adults are distressingly uniform, with diagonal lines steadily climbing upward. More:

Chemical Pollution Risks Toxic Chemicals in Food and Cosmetics Toxic Chemicals Impact on Children Reducing the Use of Cancer Causing Chemicals
28/09/2023 -

The Hockomock Swamp is home to an uncommon species of mosquito that carries a rare but highly lethal brain-swelling virus called eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE. To curb its spread, state officials have long used a pesticide named Anvil 10+10, spraying it from airplanes overhead. More:

Dark Waters, the Film

Fluorinated Plastics Carry the Risk of ‘Forever Chemicals’

The Hockomock Swamp is home to an uncommon species of mosquito that carries a rare but highly lethal brain-swelling virus called eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE. To curb its spread, state officials have long used a pesticide named Anvil 10+10, spraying it from airplanes overhead. More:

Dark Waters, the Film
28/09/2023 -

Two highly toxic chemicals polluting a former Nasa research site are also probably contaminating the Los Angeles River and aquifer from which the region’s agricultural growers draw their water, watchdog groups and a whistleblower charge. More:


Forever chemicals at former Nasa lab are leaking into LA River, say watchdogs

Two highly toxic chemicals polluting a former Nasa research site are also probably contaminating the Los Angeles River and aquifer from which the region’s agricultural growers draw their water, watchdog groups and a whistleblower charge. More:

27/09/2023 -

Belgian authorities are investigating after learning last week "3M was still emitting relevant amounts of PFAS into the ambient air," according to a government website translated from Dutch. "The PFAS emissions end up in the environment and cause additional pollution, in this case mainly in the groundwater." More:


3M again halts PFAS production in Belgium amid pollution problems

Belgian authorities are investigating after learning last week "3M was still emitting relevant amounts of PFAS into the ambient air," according to a government website translated from Dutch. "The PFAS emissions end up in the environment and cause additional pollution, in this case mainly in the groundwater." More:

26/09/2023 -

Treatment plants do not remove all of the persistent chemical pollutants in wastewater from industry, so they often end up in rivers, streams and irrigation systems. This harms the biodiversity of these ecosystems and pollutes our food and water, but many of the current options for water filtering are expensive, carbon-costly and can be polluting themselves. More:


Scientists use water fleas to filter pollutants out of wastewater

Treatment plants do not remove all of the persistent chemical pollutants in wastewater from industry, so they often end up in rivers, streams and irrigation systems. This harms the biodiversity of these ecosystems and pollutes our food and water, but many of the current options for water filtering are expensive, carbon-costly and can be polluting themselves. More:

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