PFAS Contamination in the U.S

Post by rwl4 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 1:41 PM UTC

bradfa wrote: post #35

dashundchen wrote: post #29

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New York was actually the first state in the US to start regulating PFAS and PFOA sites in 2016. As of last year, maximum limits for public water went into effect. I believe testing has gone on for longer than that. EDIT: linked fixed https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/docs/...

That link doesn't work for me. Our local school district's most recent water testing seems to have just been for lead. It resulted in a 229 page document outlining how, when, and where they tested every single tap in all the schools and what the results were. I've not seen mention of PFAS testing in our schools, which is where I'd expect to see it first.

Post by bradfa » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 1:49 PM UTC

rwl4 wrote: post #41

bradfa wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That link doesn't work for me. Our local school district's most recent water testing seems to have just been for lead. It resulted in a 229 page document outlining how, when, and where they tested every single tap in all the schools and what the results were. I've not seen mention of PFAS testing in our schools, which is where I'd expect to see it first.

Here's a working link: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/docs/...

Post by filoeleven » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 2:57 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #32

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #27

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Is this a joke? "As a result of the lawsuits concerning the PFOA class-action lawsuit, DuPont began to use GenX, a similarly fluorinated compound, as a replacement for polytetrafluoroethylene in the manufacture of fluoropolymers, such as Teflon.[71][72] However, in lab tests on rats, GenX has been shown to cause many of the same health problems as PFOA.[73][74] The chemicals are manufactured by Chemours, a corporate…

This stuff drives me insane. Things like "BPA-free!" almost always translates to "We replaced it with something that's probably worse!" At some point, we have to figure out a way to crack down on companies that knowingly just switch from one troublesome chemical to a lightly tweaked version of the same thing.

Post by filoeleven » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

PaulHoule wrote: post #46

michieldotv wrote: post #30

PFOS/PFAS are such a shit fest. An unholy coalition politicians, gov't administration, scientists and corporate interest tried to cover up historical PFOS pollution around the 3M production site in Zwijndrecht (BE). They were caught red handed by a vigilant citizen journal when some politicians wanted to expedite some car-centric public construction works smack in the middle of the polluted area. The ministers for en…

To put a brand name to it. The original "Scotchguard" was PFOS and it was reformulated in the early 2000s to PFAS which is believed to be less dangerous. PFOS and PFAS are "fluorosurfactants" which are surfactants in the sense of "surface acting agents" but are very different from the usual soaps, detergents and disinfectants that help things mix. Applied to solid surfaces it does the opposite. It's pretty amazing th…