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Tag: GenX

Dr. Jamie DeWitt, right, and Samuel Vance, a biomedical science master’s program student, conduct research into the health effects of PFAS in DeWitt’s lab at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Photo credit: East Carolina University.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

NC getting tougher on PFAS polluters, but researchers say more action is needed

by Greg Barnes September 9, 2020September 8, 2020
shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Attorney general investigating industries that pollute NC’s waterways with PFAS

by Greg Barnes August 12, 2020January 29, 2021
Shows arial view of construction of a thermal oxidizer to mitigate PFAS, machinery, building, etc at a the Chemours facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

DEQ rejects Chemours corrective action plan

by Greg Barnes April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
Posted inEnvironmental Health

How long will it take to rid PFAS from private wells?

by Greg Barnes April 7, 2020April 6, 2020
Shows hands pouring a chemical into a testing container that labeled "Microfiber filter" These processes - along with mass spectrometry - helped identify GenX and PFAS in the Cape Fear River. NC State will have a research center dedicated to PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

N.C. State receives $7.4 million grant to establish PFAS research center

by Greg Barnes March 18, 2020March 17, 2020
Posted inEnvironmental Health

School boards eye filtration to remove PFAS

by Coastal Review Online February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

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