PFAS contamination sites and dead platypus
Mapping "hazardous concentrations" of PFAS plumes on NSW waterways

A study "found alarmingly high levels of PFOS in the livers of eight dead platypuses, collected from waterways across NSW."

"…Due to the shape of the valley, groundwater from beneath the landfill "ultimately flows towards the Ourimbah Creek catchment”.

"When you look at some of the research that's coming through, clearly it's raw water, our waterways, that we also need to be concerned about because we know PFAS gets into wildlife."

"The research that I've seen, not just in platypus, but in some other species, is really frightening. If that isn't enough to get the government to act on looking at PFAS in waterways, not just drinking water, then I don't know what is."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfas-contamination-investigation-ourimbah-creek-catchment-nsw/106037472

"Scientists...have discovered PFOS in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/australia-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-platypus/104244072

#rivers #water #pollution #biodiversity #wildlife #platypus #wetlands #NSW #roads #crashes #spills #landfill #runoff #petrol #PFAS #PFOS #FirefightingFoam #OurimbahCreek #Bellingen #governance

"Advocates began sounding the alarm over PFAS in pesticides in 2023. The #Biden EPA attempted to discredit the author of one study that identified PFAS in pesticides, and the agency appeared to have lied about whether some of the chemicals are in pesticides. Under Donald #Trump, the EPA has increased the number of PFAS proposed for use in pesticides."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

#USPol #EPAFail #ForeverChemicals #DowChemicalKnew
#3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris #WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #EPACuts #Pollution #PFOS #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #GenXChemicals
#PFNA #PFHxS

HT @ai6yr

#California farms applied millions of pounds of #PFAS to key crops, study finds

‘#ForeverChemicals’ sprayed on #almonds, #grapes, #tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’

by Tom Perkins
Tue 18 Nov 2025 07.00 EST

Excerpt: "California farms applied an average of 2.5m lbs of PFAS “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lbs, a new review of state records shows.

The chemicals are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, #wine grapes, #alfalfa and tomatoes, the review of California Department of Pesticide Regulation data found. The Environmental Working Group nonprofit put together the report.

The risk for uptake of PFAS is likely higher in water-rich fruits and vegetables, because water attracts the chemicals, and research has shown PFAS may concentrate at dangerous levels in some produce. The chemicals also pollute water supplies and present a higher risk to the often low income and Latino #farmworkers."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

#ForeverChemicals #DowChemicalKnew
#3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris #WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #EPACuts #Pollution #PFOS #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #GenXChemicals
#PFNA #PFHxS

@NDR sehr gute Doku dazu (en/US):
https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?si=7MU37_W1pLf-FXD5
#veritasium #pfos #pfas #teflon

"Messungen von Greenpeace an Scholle, Hering, Steinbutt und Krabben weisen Konzentrationen dieser sogenannten „Ewigkeitschemikalien“ auf, die über den Empfehlungen der Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit (EFSA) für eine wöchentliche Aufnahmemenge für Erwachsene liegen."

#pfas #pfos #fisch #gift #meer #gesundheit #krebs

https://www.greenpeace.de/biodiversitaet/meere/meeresschutz/pfas-umweltproblem-mit-ewigkeitswert

Leckerer Fisch und leckere Nordseekrabben mit #PFAS & #PFOS - aus regionalen Fang!
Ein Glück, dass die Bundesregierung sich weigert, diese teils toxischen Ewigkeitschemikalien nicht zu verbieten!

#omnomnom

https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/swr/pfas-fische-nordsee-ostsee-100.html

Occurrence And Tissue Distribution Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) In Fishes From Waterbodies With Point And Non-Point Sources In Massachusetts, USA
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2025.107499 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #Massachusetts #USA #PFAs #Largemouthbass #bass #Bandedkillifish #killifish #Pointsources #waterbody #Histology #Healthassessment #bioaccumulation #pfa #immunology #AshumetPond #SudburyRiver #pollution #contamination #toxicology #environmental #contaminants #PFOs #fish #fisheries #species #plasma #liver #muscle #cost #economics #publichealth #publicsafety #exposurepathways #testing #landuse #NLCD #recreationalfishing #angling #spatiotemporal #sediment
@USGS

So, yes, there are chemicals involved in natural processes, but you know what's not natural? #PFAS, #PFOS, and other #ForeverChemicals! If folks are becoming wary of #BigChemical (#Dow, #3M, etc) and #Pesticides, that's not a bad thing (imho)... (And no, I am not against vaccines or modern medicine -- just Big Chemical using people and the planet as their dumping ground!)

More And More People Suffer From '#Chemophobia' — And MAHA Is Partly To Blame [But not PFAS manufacturersl?!!]

The fear tactic strikes a nerve with both conservatives and liberals alike. Here’s what you need to know.

By Jillian Wilson, Sep 1, 2025

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/more-and-more-people-suffer-from-chemophobia-and-maha-is-partly-to-blame-goog_l_68af1b19e4b0bbcc3f8d48a5?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#DowChemicalKnew #3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris

Contaminated foam returns to central-west NSW river, more potent than ever

Fresh mounds of contaminated foam have been discovered on a central-west NSW river, with laboratory tests showing it…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #BelubulaRiver #contaminated #foam #foreverchemicals #pfas #PFOS #River #Water
https://www.newsbeep.com/67707/

Hits close to home; I used to live in the area. Article links to open access paper, which may be the first of its kind for the region. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/contaminated-foam-containing-pfos-returns-to-belubula-river/105613982 #science #chemistry #environment #pollution #pfas #pfos #australia #NSW #blayney #ecology #water #farming #farms #irrigation

@Bellingen Shocking that this has been allowed to happen again. PFOS levels in the Belubula foam are tens of thousands of times above safe limits, mixed with heavy metals. Wildlife feeding on it, locals at risk — and still no real accountability.

#pfos #pfas #contamination #nsw #environment

'It's a sick river. There are dangerous contaminants.'

"The Belubula River is an endangered ecological community.

"Foam containing high levels of the forever chemical PFOS have appeared on a river in central-west NSW for a second year.These concentrations just in the river are bad."

'Future studies should include the assessment of likely real exposures: platypus, livestock or humans, together with PFAS fingerprinting," Professor Naidu said."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/contaminated-foam-containing-pfos-returns-to-belubula-river/105613982
#rivers #water #NSW #pollution #toxins #FoamFractionation #PFOS #platypus #toxins #HeavyMetals #FoamAndBlooms #environment #BelubulaRiver

Liefst 270 keer meer dan de norm #PFOS https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4733100/actiegroep-wil-dat-vergunning-voor-herriesportterrein-wordt-aangescherpt

#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:
https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2025-06-30/maine-cdc-recommends-limiting-fish-consumption-on-four-new-bodies-of-water

Maine CDC website:
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/fish/

#EPACuts #WaterIsLife #Maine #Pollution #PFAS #PFOS #ForeverChemicals #EnvironmentalDamage #Wildlife #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #Scotchgard #Scotchban #BASF #Teflon #GenXChemicals #PFNA #PFHxS #Lubricants #Cosmetics #PFB #FireFightingFoam #DowChemical

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:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14858137/toxic-drinking-water-inhabitants-nantucket.html

#WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Massachusetts #Pollution #PFAS #PFOS #ForeverChemicals

PFAS regulations are expanding — and semiconductor materials may be next in line.
I’ve written a new post based on real industry experience, exploring how these bans are already affecting material choices and what might come next.

For anyone curious about how policy meets process tech👇

https://open.substack.com/pub/kayokumabe/p/the-ripple-effect-of-pfas-regulations?r=5pmqhx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#PFAS #semiconductors #PFOS #PFOA #materials #Substack

Chemours chemical plant in Washington West Virginia is still discharging deadly PFOS, PFOA and GenX forever chemicals into the Ohio River.
Live downstream in Louisville, Cincinnati? Your water is poison.

#Chemours #PFOS #Teflon

https://www.eenews.net/articles/infamous-pfas-polluter-still-spewing-forever-chemicals/

#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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/

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。

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kobe/20250507/2020028553.html

#PFAS　#PFOS　#PFOA

Time and tide wait for no one. Very pleased to see our more recent 24-hour #PFAS paper featured in LCGC International. Great work by PhD student Nav Singh

https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/the-effect-of-time-and-tide-on-pfas-concentrations-in-estuaries

#water #PFOS #PFOA #estuaries #LCMS #teammassspec #science #ScienceMastodon