#EPA Plans To #Repeal Biden-Era 'Forever Chemicals' #Rules
The #U.S. #Environmental #Protection #Agency on Monday officially unveiled #plans to roll back limits for certain per- and #polyfluoroalkyl substances, aka #forever #chemicals, in #drinking #water #systems and to delay compliance requirements, a move environmentalists said "needlessly" exposes Americans to #dangerous chemicals and could be #illegal. [via email from Law360]
SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 1st, 2025
#bioproducts #waste #polyhydroxyalkanoates #3D-Printing #Bellingshausen #A-84 #seafloor #sediment #PEDOT:PSS #crosslinker #ions #bioelectronic #polyfluoroalkyl #graphene #FJH #GAC #renewables #topology #forecasting #spatio-temporal
Still reeling from #PFAS spill, #BrunswickMaine residents push back on plans for #sludge treatment plant
by AnnMarie Hilton, Tue, January 28, 2025
"Brunswick resident Sandra Carslick said she and her neighbors have been living in a 'bad dream' for the five months since 1,600 gallons of toxic foam spilled so-called forever chemicals at the already contaminated former Naval Air Station nearby.
"At a Brunswick Town Council meeting on Monday night, Carslick said that bad dream could soon become residentsā 'worst nightmare,' if the town reopens a processing site for chemical-laden [#Biosolids] sludge from sewer treatment plants across Maine, and potentially beyond.
"The residents were responding to plans from Delaware-based #ViridiEnergy to update and expand #BrunswickLandingās anaerobic digester, which converts sewage sludge ā also referred to as #biosolids ā into renewable natural gas and byproducts that get sent to landfills.
"During Mondayās presentation to the town council, company representatives explained how the facility would work and what local residents could expect. Several councilors said they would like to see additional data before deciding, but some already expressed concerns that the project isnāt right for Brunswick, particularly at this time. Members of the public also spoke for more than an hour, overwhelmingly concerned about the project and its potential to bring more #HarmfulChemicals into the area.
"The town is still dealing with the accidental discharge last summer of #firefighting foam containing #perfluoroalkyl and #polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as #PFAS, at a hangar at #BrunswickExecutiveAirport, which is also situated at Brunswick Landing.
"The spill has prompted environmental and public health concerns over the PFAS, which have been linked to serious long-term health problems including #cancer, weakened #immune systems, developmental issues, and more. Since it started surveying and reviewing the material in the late 1980s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] has found more than 700 chemicals in sewage sludge, including PFAS.
"Chet Benham, a senior advisor and one of the founders of Viridi, tried to address those concerns during the meeting, telling residents the facility will operate according to all state and local requirements. He said there are protocols to prevent spills of the sludge that will move through the closed-loop facility.
"'We feel really, really good about it,' Benham said. 'We wouldnāt be standing here before you if we didnāt.' [Typical #Greenwashing #Bullshit]
"According to Viridiās plan, the facility would take in about 85,000 tons of biosolids per year, which would be processed into renewable natural gas that would feed into Maine Natural Gas. About 10,000 tons of solid material byproduct would be sent from the plant to the #JuniperRidgeLandfill in Old Town. Over the course of the discussion, it came to light that Viridi would also likely bring in sludge from outside of Maine in order to run their facility at full capacity."
Read more:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/still-reeling-pfas-spill-brunswick-145952948.html
#WaterIsLife #PenobscotRiver #PenobscotNation #AndroscogginRiver #CascoBay
#KnowledgeBit: #Polyfluoroalkyl substances or "forever chemicals," PFAS for short are chemicals that are widespread in the environment due to human production and release of these chemicals.
These are so durable that they are referred to as "#ForeverChemicals"; and have detrimental health concerns not yet fully understood.
Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 statesāmore than 20% of the country's populationāmay rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, for their drinking water supplies. These findings are according to a U.S Geological Survey study published in the journal Science.
Tribes addressing the ā#forever #chemicalā problem
Two years after the Environmental Protection Agency found high levels of #Perfluoroalkyl and #Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
#PFAS #contamination in the drinking water at the K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Reservation,
š„students and staff are still forced to consume only water brought in from outside the building.
Leech Lake is one place tribes are having to respond to the presence of PFAS -- a class of man-made chemicals used in fire suppressing foam, water repellents on textiles, and older nonstick cookware.
ā ļøHigh PFAS exposure is connected to some health problems including cancer and thyroid disease.
š„Nearly 100% of Americans have PFAS in their body. Information specific to #Native #Americans is limited.
Join Native America Calling to talk with some tribes that are trying to address PFAS in their water and explore what can be done.
A new class of PFAS (bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides) used in lithium-ion batteries have been released to the environment internationally. This places lithium-ion batteries at the nexus of CO2 reduction and release of recalcitrant aquatic contaminants.
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