{"id":2477,"date":"2019-01-15T16:11:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2019-01-16T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T14:17:12","slug":"pfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/pfas\/","title":{"rendered":"PFA’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

environmental Strategist, between the lines:<\/strong> Introduction to PFAS. If you are not familiar with Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substance or PFAS you need to be and after you read this competitive environmental intelligence you will understand why.<\/p>\n

Due to PFAS pollution, environmental laws are changing.<\/h4>\n

PFA\u2019s are used for their resistance to heat, water, oil and grease. PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s and contaminate soil, ground water, surface water and the air. PFAS can resist degradation in the environment and bio-accumulate; meaning that they are persistent in the environment and tend to concentrate in blood and organs over time in biological species. People can be exposed to these chemicals in house dust, indoor and outdoor air, food, and drinking water. Exposure to certain PFAS chemicals has ties to cancer, ulcerative colitis in adults and thyroid disease in children, among other health problems.<\/p>\n

PFAS besides being used in Oral B Glide dental floss, can also be found in:<\/h4>\n

\u2022 Food packaged in PFAS-containing materials, processed with equipment that used PFAS, or grown in PFAS-contaminated soil or water.
\n\u2022 Commercial \/ household products, including stain- and water-repellent fabrics, carpets, upholstery, soap, shampoo, clothing, leather, nonstick products (e.g., Teflon), pizza boxes, fast food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, polishes, waxes, cleaning supplies, paints, textiles, paper & packaging materials, cleaning products, and fire-fighting foams (a major source of groundwater contamination at airports and military bases where firefighting training occurs).
\n\u2022 Workplace, including production facilities or industries (e.g., chrome plating, electronics manufacturing or oil recovery) that use PFAS.
\n\u2022 Drinking water, typically localized and associated with a specific facility (e.g., manufacturer, landfill, wastewater treatment plant, firefighter training facility).
\n\u2022 Living organisms, including fish, animals and humans, where PFAS can build up and persist over time.<\/p>\n

For more information and articles on PFAS refer to the following links:<\/h4>\n

EPA website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas<\/a>
\nWhere is PFAS Pollution Found in the U.S.?\u00a0https:\/\/www.phly.com\/rms\/blog\/PFAS.aspx<\/a>
\nDental floss:\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/01\/09\/oral-b-glide-floss-toxic-pfas-chemicals-study\/2530661002\/<\/a>
\nOscoda School water contaminated with PFAS:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/oscoda_schools_pfas.html<\/a>
\nFire Fighting Foam:\u00a0https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/news\/local\/dayton-suing-firefighting-foam-makers-after-water-safety-worries\/iGcb3BiwcvgYfe0m5OjarL\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/theintercept.com\/2018\/02\/10\/firefighting-foam-afff-pfos-pfoa-epa\/<\/a>
\nWisconsin Takes First Steps To Shield Tax Payers From PFAS:\u00a0https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/wisconsin-takes-first-step-to-shield-taxpayers-from-toxic-cleanup\/article_e40ea686-11ff-5db3-af44-0d020f30a5da.html<\/a>
\nHow do professional carpet cleaners dispose of their water that contains PFAS extracted from the carpet? What about carpet cleaners the people rent?\u00a0http:\/\/ecologywa.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/when-carpet-cleaning-where-should-wash.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Introduction to PFAS. If you are not familiar with Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substance or PFAS you need to be and after you read this competitive environmental intelligence you will understand why. Due to PFAS pollution, environmental laws are changing. PFA\u2019s are used for their resistance to heat, water, oil and… Continue reading PFA’s<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources","category-featured","category-risk","category-webinars","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477\/revisions\/2483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}