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cnet.comscience59 days ago
Silicone Bands on Magellanic Penguins Used to Measure Trace PFAS Levels in Remote Argentina
Researchers fitted 57 Magellanic penguins with silicone passive sampler bands over three breeding seasons along Argentina's southern coastline. More than 90 percent of the bands detected polyfluoroalkyl substances. The study, published in March in the journal Earth: Environmental…
ABC Newspolitics59 days ago
Trump Administration to Propose Changes to Biden-Era PFAS Drinking Water Standards
The EPA will soon propose delaying compliance deadlines for two common PFAS compounds while rescinding standards for rarer forms, starting a formal rollback of rules finalized under former President Biden. Jessica Kramer, head of the EPA's Office of Water, announced the move Thur…