Category: Public health
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EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority
Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal used to filter out PFAS particles from the water. The treatment plant began using the carbon system in 2021. PFAS are a group of widely-used, human-made chemicals linked to health issues like cancer and thyroid…
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US Navy Acknowledges Rising Toxic Groundwater Threat at SF Superfund Site
Photo: A view of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard from the Lennar at the Shipyard housing development on Feb. 25, 2022. (Beth LaBerge/KQED) The U.S. Navy, for the first time, has acknowledged what Bay Area climate scientists and residents have asked the agency to look into for years: that in just over a decade, potentially…
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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water
Photo: Emiliam Robert VIcol American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group of environmental experts told the Senate. Congress needs to step in to address the growing prevalence of microscopic plastic filaments and other plastic waste in U.S. water sources, a panel of…
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Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
Microplastics and other pieces of rubbish in the sand in Lanzarote, Spain. Photograph: Susanne Fritzsche/Alamy Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses. The scientists analysed 62…
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New Analysis Shows Widespread PFAS Contamination of Tap Water in CA
Credit: Brian Maranan Pineda for NRDC Estimate of Californians with PFAS in drinking water jumps to 25 million – highlights need for proposed bill SB 903 to end unnecessary use of forever chemicals. Toxic “forever” PFAS chemicals are a serious environmental health issue in California and across the globe, linked to numerous health harms. California…
