…results of which were shared in August with the North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board, compared the toxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA and GenX in pregnant mice and their developing placenta and embryos. Both PFOA and GenX had adverse effects, including abnormal lesions in mature placenta. Emily Donovan “To…
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Study Examines PFAS Data From 3 States
…of the project because of his extensive research on PFAS, such as GenX and other fluoroethers in North Carolina drinking water. It was Knappe’s work that in 2016 brought to light the presence of GenX in untreated drinking water drawn from the Cape Fear River and noted the difficulty in…
Session Ahead: Oysters, Storm Damage, PFAS
…passed last year, the state set aside $11.35 million to assist commercial fishing and shellfish businesses. GenX, PFAS Network Update Committee members also got an update on a Collaboratory effort that grew out of the contentious debate over developing policies to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants, including GenX, which…
Grants Announced for Contaminant Research
…filters in removing lead, microbial contaminants, GenX and other perfluoroalkyl compounds. Gibson’s team will also conduct a cost-benefit analysis of interventions for private wells contaminated with lead, GenX and other contaminants. Develop an easy-to-read, qualitative paper test that would indicate if GenX might be present in the water and if…
DEQ: Further Action Against Chemours
Chemours’ plant is part of the Fayetteville Works industrial park in Bladen and Cumberland counties. File photo RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday it will take additional enforcement action against Chemours for an increase in the concentration of GenX in the wastewater discharge at Chemours’…
Chemours assessed $300,000 for air emission violations
…permit, Chemours must demonstrate compliance with the GenX emission limit of 23.027 pounds per year, using a rolling 12-month calculation. This limit equates to a 99% percent reduction from GenX emissions in 2017, according to officials. Although the permit expiration date was March 31, the permit has remained in effect…
Groups may intervene in Chemours lawsuit against EPA
…the organizations and handful of advocates showed “a sufficient interest in the litigation” brought on by the chemical company, which sued the EPA last year after the federal agency established a health advisory for GenX. Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Facility for decades discharged GenX and a host of other per- and…
EPA announces proposed federal PFAS contaminant levels
…in samples in North Carolina, high levels of GenX have been found in the Cape Fear River, a drinking water source for tens of thousands of people. GenX is one of many compounds Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County discharged into the river, the air and ground for decades….
Federation Set to Honor Coastal Stewards
…Knappe received a Pelican Award for his research on industrial chemicals in drinking water. Photo: Julie Williams Dixon North Carolina State University’s Detlef Knappe and his team of researchers nearly five years ago detected high concentrations of several industrial chemicals in drinking water, including 1,4-dioxane and GenX, compounds. Knappe’s research…
Comment Period on Chemours Ends July 11
…of GenX compounds by at least 97 percent by Aug. 31, with a 99 percent reduction required by Dec. 31, 2019. Conduct re-testing of private drinking wells on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, depending on the level of GenX compounds detected in the initial round of testing. Provide permanent…
Cooper Vetoes Spending Plan, Override Likely
…GenX response in the bill was shaped by industry interests. “It’s not just education. In this budget, legislative Republicans gave the chemical industry what they wanted on GenX, but they refused to listen to everyday people who simply want clean drinking water.” Gov. Roy Cooper “It’s not just education. In…
Budget Process Underway, Draws Criticism
…week to address GenX and emerging contaminant issues in the budget bill. Identical bills were filed late last week addressing more than $3 million in GenX-related costs at the Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Health and Human Services and appropriating $8 million to the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory…