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Tag: PFAS

Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours challenges EPA health advisory for GenX

by Coastal Review Online July 15, 2022July 14, 2022
shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear, advocates say

by Coastal Review Online June 8, 2022June 7, 2022
shows a woman standing by the edge of the ocean with a dock behind her. She's holding a plastic container that is spilling over with sea foam, likely caused by PFAS that's come down stream.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

As DEQ, EPA are slow to act on PFAS, private manufacturers look to fill the gap

by Will Atwater May 9, 2022August 30, 2022
Photo shows the hands of a woman taking a finger prick diabetes blood test of another woman.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Study: Possible link between “forever chemicals” and diabetes in middle-aged women

by Will Atwater April 26, 2022August 30, 2022
shows a smiling man sitting on a pallet of plastic drinking water bottles that he has to use because his well water is tainted by PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Forever chemical found in Cumberland County wells 25 miles from Chemours

by CityView Today March 19, 2022March 19, 2022
a man works on a contraption that consists several tanks hooked up in series.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours’ pilot program could aide homeowners with PFAS-contaminated wells

by Greg Barnes January 31, 2022August 31, 2022

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