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Two new tools have emerged that could be valuable weapons for PFAS mitigation.
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PFAS contamination has plagued the Cape Fear Region for decades, but researchers are still trying to catch up on understanding the chemicals’ health effects on humans. But a study soon to come out of peer review shows that gators are experiencing similar impacts to their immune abilities.
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Environmental advocates say the company has the technology to eliminate essentially all PFAS pollutants from the water .
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Scientists at the NC Policy Collaboratory have developed a new PFAS filtering technology that’s particularly good at removing GenX from drinking water.
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The Pentagon has begun a long process of trying to identify and cleanup PFAS contamination at hundreds of military sites around the country. Critics say the process will take too long.
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The past two decades have brought intensive study of PFAS and their health effects which include immune disruption, damage to the livers, kidneys and thyroids – among other problems – of exposed people. But there’s still no comprehensive understanding of how they move through people and the environment.
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Out of $50 billion in clean water investments, $10 billion will go to emerging contaminants like PFAS.
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Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Regan says his agency is taking a series of actions to limit pollution from a cluster of long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS that are increasingly turning up in public drinking water systems, private wells and even food.
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A regular water quality review has environmental advocates pushing the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on standards for E. Coli, PFAS, and 1,4 Dioxane.
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A study of pets who live near Chemours plant in Fayetteville found that the animals have much higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than is considered safe by the EPA, which is 70 parts per trillion.