PEERMail | We Are Suing to Prevent Further PFAS Contamination

by | 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

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

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 WUSA9 | 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 ...
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