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PEERMail | We Are Suing to Prevent Further PFAS Contamination

by PEER | December 27, 2022
Handling or using fluorinated containers could be a significant pathway for unsafe human exposure to PFOA and other PFAS ...

New US lawsuit targets ‘forever chemicals’ in plastic food containers

by PEER |
The groups also charge that regulators have known of the potential health threat since early 2021 but have failed to eliminate it. “It’s a grave concern for me that these containers are used for food, full stop,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA scientist who is now with Public ...

New Lawsuit Targets PFAS Contamination in Plastic Containers

by PEER |
A plastics technology company’s use of flourine gas is contaminating household supplies with PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmental non-profit groups. The Center for Environmental Health and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed the complaint  ...

‘Forever chemicals’: Poolesville’s drinking water contaminated

by PEER | December 26, 2022
One possible source of the chemical contamination being investigated by the town: Fertilizers used by area farmers, including some using treated sewage waste from the Potomac River. “We’re very concerned about biosolids and fertilizers. So we know those come from wastewater ...