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First research (in English too) shows almost entire #Dutch population have several forever chemicals (#PFOS / #PFAS) in their blood, in quantities in excess of legally established boundaries.

Contaminiation was "slightly higher" around production sites of #3M, #Chemours and #Dupont.

And now that the entire population is poisoned with at least seven variants, #RIVM suggests research to understand how and if it makes people ill.

rivm.nl/publicaties/pfas-in-bl

www.rivm.nlPFAS in bloed van de Nederlandse bevolking | RIVM

#MaineCDC recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to #PFAS contamination

Maine Public | By Nora Saks
Published June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT

"The Maine Center for Disease Control is recommending that people limit consuming fish from four new bodies of water due to #PFASContamination.

"The new advisories apply to game fish caught in #LovejoyPond in #AlbionME, the #SebasticookRiver in #BurnhamME and #BentonCollyerBrook in #GrayME, and #AndroscogginLake in #LeedsME and #WayneME.

"The Maine CDC issued the new guidelines after elevated levels of PFAS, the group of man-made #ForeverChemicals, were detected in fish tissue sampled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last year.

"In the recommendations updated last week, the Maine CDC also expanded its advisories on #AnnabessacookLake in #MonmouthME and #WinthropME, and #MessalonskeeStream in #OaklandME and #WatervilleME.

"These additions bring the total number of rivers, lakes and streams that have game fish contaminated with unsafe levels of PFAS to 25.

"For more details on the consumption limits on numbers and species of freshwater fish in each waterbody, check out the Maine CDC website."

Source:
mainepublic.org/health/2025-06

Maine CDC website:
maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environme

A view from the public boat launch on Messalonskee Lake in Belgrade. Temperatures on Maine lakes have soared as climate change heats the globe, increasing the risk of ecologic damage from algal blooms, invasive species and pollution.
WMEH · Maine CDC recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to PFAS contaminationBy Nora Saks

Millionaires' island is plagued with 'toxic' drinking water that's slowly infecting its inhabitants

By SONYA GUGLIARA
29 June 2025

"Water supplies across a wealthy Massachusetts island have been plagued with toxic 'forever chemicals' that cause a slew of health complications.

"#Nantucket environmental officials have been discovering alarming levels of PFAS in the ritzy enclave's drinking water.

"PFAS, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are long-lasting chemicals that linger in the air, soil and water.

[...]

"What makes Nantucket's dilemma unique is the island's dependency on groundwater.

" 'One is that Nantucket is a sole source aquifer, so all of the water on Nantucket comes from the ground that residents live on top of, whether that’s private wells or the public water supply,' Shapero told the Boston Globe.

" 'So Nantucket really has no alternative options.' "

Read more:
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1

Daily Mail · Millionaires' island is plagued with 'toxic' drinking water that's slowly infecting its inhabitantsBy Sonya Gugliara

alojapan.com/1286605/treated-p Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says #pfoa #pfos #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #TreatedPfasWater #YokotaJapan #東京 #東京都 On this map of Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, a circle marks the location of a reservoir holding PFAS-contaminated water, and a cross shows the location of the firefighter training facility. (Japan’s Ministry of Defense) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Japanese government on Friday gave the U.S. …

#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.

The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.

washingtonpost.com/climate-env

The Washington Post · EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking waterBy Amudalat Ajasa

うわ姫路でもPFAS出た (N Д ・᷄ ;)

地下水の暫定指針値は50ナノグラム、
今回は家庭の井戸から84ナノグラム。
発生源特定のため、今後まわりの井戸を調査へ。

庭の水やりに使てたっちゅうから飲んではないんかな?
けど野菜とか作ってたらどうやろ、移行ってあるんやろか?

市内の水道水のほうは2020年度から年4回調査、まだ基準値超えなし。

www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kobe/2025

NHK NEWS WEB姫路市東部の井戸水でPFAS検出 国の暫定指針値を超える|NHK 兵庫県のニュース【NHK】一部の物質が有毒とされる有機フッ素化合物のPFASについて、姫路市が市内東部の井戸の地下水を調査したところ、国の暫定指針値を上回る濃度が検…
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上記のパブコメに関して、旧Twitterからの転載

RT おっはー(小原明大@京都・長岡京市/日本共産党)
@ohara1095

◆◆PFAS水質基準「50ng/ℓ」は高すぎる!◆◆

◆◆パブリックコメント(3/27まで)にみんなの意見を殺到させよう!◆◆

◆環境省が、パブリックコメント(意見募集)を行っています。
https://x.gd/H1nfJ
①水道における水質基準等の見直しについて
②水質基準に関する省令等の一部を改正する省令案について
③水質汚濁に係る人の健康の保護に関する環境基準等の見直しについて

いずれも、PFASの基準を50ng/ℓにするものです。(PFOS・PFOA合計で)(①の5ページ)

しかしアメリカでは、PFOSで4ng/ℓ、PFOAで4ng/ℓであり、これは検査で測れる最低値を採用したものです。

つまり、検出しないこと、限りなくゼロに近づけろということです。(①11ページ)

国際がん研究機関も、PFOSを「発がん性の可能性がある」、PFOAを「発がん性がある」と評価の段階を引き上げています。(①11ページ)

環境省が水質基準の根拠としている内閣府食品安全委員会の評価書は、2005年のラットによる試験(PFOS)、2006年のマウスによる試験(PFOA)の結果を採用しています。(①4ページ)

◆一方、環境省は10万人以上の子どもに「エコチル調査」を行っています。

https://env.go.jp/chemi/ceh/

生まれてから13年間、定期的に検査し、化学物質による影響をみるものです。(2011年~)

昨年9月、信州大学の野見山哲生教授らの研究チームは、「エコチル調査」のデータから、母親の血中PFAS濃度が高いと子どもの染色体異常の発生が多い傾向を明らかにしました。

https://shinshu-u.ac.jp/faculty/medicine/topics/2024/09/18190499.php

環境省はマウスやラットではなく、自ら行っている「エコチル調査」から導いた結果を重視するべきではないでしょうか。

野見山論文のデータからは、PFASの影響を除外するには国基準の200分の1にしなければならないこととなります(小泉昭夫氏の試算)。

環境省のパブリックコメントに、「米国の基準4ng/ℓを見習え」「『エコチル調査』に基づく野見山論文の成果を反映せよ」など、意見を出していきましょう!

↓↓↓こちらから↓↓↓
https://x.gd/H1nfJ

◆なお、消費者庁も、清涼飲料水のPFAS基準を50ng/ℓにするパブリックコメントを行っています(3/27まで)
↓↓↓こちらから↓↓↓
https://x.gd/Rr0pr

【長岡京の地下水を考える会 水ニュース臨時号から】

#PFAS #PFOS #PFOA

Just proving that #Trump's administration is TOXIC!

Trump #EPA withdrawal of #PFAS effluent limits is setback for #PublicHealth, #EWG warns

WASHINGTON – "On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic '#ForeverChemicals' known as PFAS.

"The Trump administration pulled the proposal from White House review – the last step before the agency could release the plan publicly and seek comment on it. The decision is a significant setback for efforts to address the growing public health crisis caused by industrial PFAS pollution of the water supply.

"Coupled with President Donald Trump’s executive order placing a freeze on any new federal regulations, the withdrawal prompts significant concerns from environmental and public health advocates about the future of PFAS regulation and whether tackling the PFAS contamination crisis will be an administration priority.

The following is a statement from Melanie Benesh, vice president for government affairs at the #EnvironmentalWorkingGroup:

"Yesterday’s action by the Trump administration to withdraw the long-awaited proposal on PFAS effluent limits is a devastating setback in the fight to protect our communities from toxic 'forever chemicals.'

"This move not only delays establishing critical federal standards but also sends a dangerous message giving polluters a green light to continue poisoning our water and communities without fear of consequence.

"It’s an unconscionable betrayal of the public’s health in favor of corporate interests, and it underscores this administration’s troubling shift in policy which threatens to roll back any progress to protect our #environment and hold #polluters accountable.

"PFAS contamination is already a public health crisis. The science is clear: PFAS are toxic at even the smallest levels, and they have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, immune suppression and developmental harm. Communities across the country, especially those near PFAS-manufacturing facilities, have lived with the devastating consequences of this pollution for decades.

"State regulators have waited for the federal government to lead on this issue so they can incorporate effective monitoring and treatment requirements into their discharge permits. Without federal limits, those efforts remain stalled.

"The Trump administration’s refusal to act now puts even more lives at risk, leaving American communities to fend for themselves as polluters continue their unchecked discharges of toxic PFAS into our water."

ewg.org/news-insights/statemen
#WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #ManMadeDisasters #AFFF #Wildlife #OceansAreLife #PFASPollution
#FirefightingFoam #PFOS
#3M #ForeverChemicals #Environment #BigChemical #CorporateInterests #Corporatocracy #TrumptyDumpty #WhenIdiotsRule #USPol

Jeudi 20 février 2025 :
"Les députés ont définitivement adopté une proposition de loi visant à protéger la population des risques liés aux polluants éternels."
Maintenant Solvay et compagnie, il va falloir sortir les sousous rubis sur ongle pour la dépollution de notre territoire !
samuel.contre.free.fr/index.ph
#PFAS #PFOS #SOLVAY #LOI #MELLE #PETROCHIMIE #POLLUTION #RIVIERE #EAU

samuel.contre.free.frPFAS - LOI - SOLVAYSite personnel de Samuel Contré

Jeudi 20 février 2025 :
"Les députés ont définitivement adopté une proposition de loi visant à protéger la population des risques liés aux polluants éternels."
Maintenant Solvay et compagnie, il va falloir sortir les sousous rubis sur ongle pour la dépollution de notre territoire !
samuel.contre.free.fr/index.ph
#PFAS #PFOS #SOLVAY #LOI #MELLE #PETROCHIMIE #POLLUTION #RIVIERE #EAU

samuel.contre.free.frPFAS - LOI - SOLVAYSite personnel de Samuel Contré

High levels of #ToxicChemicals found in #BrunswickMaine airport hangar #sewers

#CitizenPFAS monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of #Hangar6 in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.

by Kristian Moravec, The Times Record
Posted February 4, 2025, Updated February 5

"A citizens group’s testing revealed that sewer water flowing from Hangar 6 at Brunswick’s airport has high levels of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS.

"#FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay conducted testing on Nov. 26. The tests detected high levels of a particularly toxic #PFAS chemical compound known as #PFOS. The update comes the same day the owner of the hangar, the #MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority, sent a letter to the town stating that tanks that stored the chemicals were not leaking.

"PFOS is a compound known to be harmful to human health and is found in high levels in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Brunswick Executive Airport’s Hangar 4, which is owned by the Navy but operated by MRRA, dumped 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water on Aug. 19, 2024.

"The spill prompted ongoing cleanup and monitoring efforts as well as a push to get rid of the foam at the airport. Concern has grown around Hangar 6, which some have speculated is leaking harmful chemicals based on the testing data around the airport that Friends of Merrymeeting Bay has collected over the years. The sewage that flows out of Hangar 6, which is not treated for PFAS, ultimately flows into the #AndroscogginRiver."

Original article:
pressherald.com/2025/02/04/hig

Archived version:
archive.md/LlHx1

Press Herald · High levels of toxic chemicals found in Brunswick airport hangar sewersCitizen PFAS monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of Hangar 6 in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.