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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Transport from Groundwater to Streams near a PFAS Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina, USA

Discharge of contaminated groundwater may lead to long-term contamination of surface water and impacts on downstream drinking water supplies. This work addresses a gap in the PFAS literature: quantifying PFAS mass transfer between groundwater and surface water using field data. April 7, 2021 | Environmental Science & Technology

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Characterization of an AFFF impacted freshwater environment using total fluorine, extractable organofluorine and suspect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance screening analysis

A new screening analysis method was developed to identify overlooked PFAS in water bodies. March 23, 2021 | Chemosphere

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Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the vadose zone

The article critically discusses the current state of the knowledge and aim to interconnect the complex processes that control the fate and transport of PFASs in the groundwater vadose zone. March 23, 2021 | Science of The Total Environment

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Court Rejects Solvay’s Bid for Dismissal of New Jersey Residents’ Putative Class Action

Judge Noel L. Hillman of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Solvay’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ tort claims stemming from alleged Teflon-related PFAS contamination, finding the putative class had sufficiently pled its claims and demonstrated standing. Judge Hillman only dismissed Plaintiffs’ punitive damages claim, leaving their other claimed damages—bodily, economic,…