PFAS Resources
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Husker-led Team’s Approach Shows Promise In Degrading ‘Forever Chemicals’
5/4/2024
In a pair of April announcements, the Environmental Protection Agency set forth new rules and standards regarding the levels of “forever chemicals” in America’s drinking water.
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Funding The Fight Against PFAS And Lead In Drinking Water
5/2/2024
An overview of funding opportunities for water utilities to meet new and upcoming compliance objectives, as well as technology considerations to reduce further contamination.
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Pulling Out All The Stops Against Pervasive Pollutants
5/1/2024
Abemused fishmonger at a seafood market in Portsmouth, N.H., weighed and packaged a dozen filets of fish and three lobster tails for his unusually exacting customers, Dartmouth researchers Celia Chen ’78, Guarini ’94, a research professor of biological sciences, and Nathan Giffard ’21 on a warm afternoon in May 2022.
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PFAS, The 'Forever Chemicals,' Explained By Pitt Engineer Carla Ng
4/30/2024
“Forever chemicals” have made the news recently, with new EPA rules limiting the amount of some types that can be in drinking water.
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PFAS Technology Options Provide Water Treatment Solutions
4/24/2024
Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) continue to dominate the conversation as an emerging contaminant of concern due to their potential for adverse human health effects and continued regulation. This group of chemicals can be found in a wide variety of consumer products and drinking water.
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EPA Adds PFAS To CERCLA (Superfund) Law, Favoring Low-Waste Systems like BioLargo’s AEC
4/23/2024
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), a company that creates and commercializes sustainable technologies to solve tough environmental and cleantech challenges, today provided commentary on the importance of a final decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) chemicals as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law.
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Introducing AquaKnight: Revolutionizing Water Filtration For A Cleaner And Safer Tomorrow
4/22/2024
In a world where access to clean and safe water is increasingly vital, AquaKnight emerges as the steadfast guardian of clean drinking water in the ongoing battle against PFAS.
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New Water Quality Standards Will Result In Billions Being Spent To Remediate PFAS Contamination
4/22/2024
Recently, the U.S. EPA announced long-awaited water quality standards outlining the maximum contaminant levels for PFAS contaminants in drinking water. This marks the first time national standards for a new contaminant have been added to the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1996. It represents, without doubt, an ominous alert that should be noted.
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Water Coalition Against PFAS Statement On Final EPA CERCLA Rule And Enforcement Memo
4/19/2024
Today, the Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to classify PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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NAWC Says EPA Superfund Designation For PFAS Shifts Liability From Polluters To Water Consumers
4/19/2024
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) designation today of certain PFAS as hazardous under the nation’s Superfund law will push liability from polluters to communities.