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The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe found high levels of the chemical TFA in European drinking water, originating mainly from PFAS pesticides and F-gases. TFA was detected in 34 out of 36 tap water samples, with concentrations up to 4,100 ng/L, and in 12 out of 17 mineral water samples. https://lnkd.in/dJgrYAXZ #drinkingwater #water #potablewater #europe

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe has carried out an analysis in 10 EU countries that shows the widespread presence of high levels of trifluoroacetic acid, a member of the PFAS family. https://lnkd.in/d5fBMR4U #PFAS #water #watertreatment #waterquality #water

The EU Drinking Water Directive establishes quality standards for a wide range of substances, organisms, and properties of water, aiming for safe and clean drinking water for consumers in the member states. It requires regular monitoring and testing of chemical parameters such as PFAS, pesticides, and heavy metals, as well as microbial contaminants such as E. coli. Check out our infographic to learn more about various parameters covered in the Directive and how we can support the analysis of water contaminants: https://okt.to/WjOpXq #DrinkingWater #infographic #PFAS #WaterQuality #WaterAnalysis

The EU Drinking Water Directive establishes quality standards for a wide range of substances, organisms, and properties of water, aiming for safe and clean drinking water for consumers in the member states. 🔬It requires regular monitoring and testing of chemical parameters such as PFAS, pesticides, and heavy metals, as well as microbial contaminants such as E. coli. ⬇Check out our #infographic to learn more about various parameters covered in the Directive and how we can support the analysis of water contaminants: https://okt.to/YJhjNX #DrinkingWater #infographic #PFAS #WaterQuality #WaterAnalysis

The EU Drinking Water Directive establishes quality standards for a wide range of substances, organisms, and properties of water, aiming for safe and clean drinking water for consumers in the member states. 🔬It requires regular monitoring and testing of chemical parameters such as PFAS, pesticides, and heavy metals, as well as microbial contaminants such as E. coli. ⬇Check out our #infographic to learn more about various parameters covered in the Directive and how we can support the analysis of water contaminants: https://okt.to/mg3XDt #DrinkingWater #infographic #PFAS #WaterQuality #WaterAnalysis

🚨 Urgent Update: EPA Suspends Dacthal (DCPA) Products Due to Health Risks 🚨 In a significant regulatory action, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the USDA, has issued an emergency order to suspend all products containing dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), commonly known as Dacthal. This pesticide, primarily used on crops such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and onions, has been deemed to pose serious health risks. AMVAC Chemical Corporation, the sole manufacturer of DCPA, was required to submit comprehensive data on the pesticide's safety, including its effects on thyroid health, following a Data Call-In (DCI) issued in 2013. Unfortunately, AMVAC only provided the necessary data in November 2023, prompting this decisive action from the EPA. "DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal F. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ee7-FwgR

The government of Wallonia – the French-speaking southern region of Belgium – disclosed on October 17 preliminary results on the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in drinking water 🚰 , finding #TFA in in 598 out of 642 distribution zones (93%), including 13 in which the 2.2mcg/L guidance value was exceeded. TFA, an ultrashort-chain member of the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) category, is produced in the environment 🌍 from the breakdown of certain #HFOs (particularly HFO-1234yf) in the atmosphere, pesticides and pharmaceuticals and from sewage treatment and industrial pollution. Known as “forever chemicals” for their durability in nature, #PFAS, have been linked to cancer and other conditions; the health impact of TFA is still being assessed, though the German government has linked it to reproductive toxicity. 🧬 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVmvaJW7 #GoNatRefs #NaturalRefrigerants #TFA #PFAS #PFASfree #ForeverChemicals Sign up to our NaturalRefrigerants.com weekly newsletter https://lnkd.in/dBj2FWvR

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 🚰 Today, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe and GLOBAL 2000 publish a brand new report highlighting the alarming presence of the forever chemical 'TFA', a specific type of PFAS pesticide, in our drinking water ⚠ The study, conducted across 11 EU Member States, found TFA in 34 of 36 tap water samples❗ With much of Europe grappling with endemic drought and growing water scarcity, we need to be protecting our vital drinking water sources - not polluting it further! PFAS ('forever chemicals') pose known threats to our environment as well as our health, with multiple studies showing the number of risks ☣ But the answers are in front of us. And we expect the EU decisionmakers to act. To protect our vital drinking water sources, here's what we need to see 👇 1️⃣ An immediate ban on PFAS pesticides 2️⃣ An immediate ban on F-gases 3️⃣ Swift implementation of the general PFAS restriction according to REACH (the EU's chemicals regulation) 4️⃣ Establishment of a safe drinking water limit for TFA at EU level 5️⃣ Setting quality standards for TFA for waters regulated under the Water Framework Directive 6️⃣  Wherever it is necessary to purify water due to chemical contamination, the Polluter Pays Principle must be applied 7️⃣  Support to farmers in replacing the use of PFAS pesticides with other, ideally chemical-free, forms of crop protection Full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9T2YTBR #ToxicFreeFuture #BanPFAS #DrinkingWater #WaterPollution #PFAS #Pesticides #WaterScarcity #ForeverChemicals #AquaticEcosystems #Health #WaterWiseEU #WaterProtection #PolluterPays #PolluterPaysPrinciple

Let’s collectively recognize all who worked on exposing the societal failure of pesticide law, policy, and use in fighting agricultural uses of petrochemical pesticides. We can and must use this occasion of dacthal's emergency order as an example of the abject failure of the current system and advance systemic change that moves society to the adoption of organic practices. This will take a concerted effort that rejects the chemical-by-chemical approach to reform, which at the current pace will not meet the urgency of the existential crises that we face as a nation and globe. The solution is within our grasp—we know how to manage agricultural production, land spaces, and buildings without toxic chemicals. Reform legislation in Congress must meet the urgent need to make this a transformational moment. This is our charge. #analysis #anomaly #ban #dacthal #dcpa #dimethyltetrachloroterephthalate #emergency #endocrinedisruption #environment #environmentaljustice #environmentaljustice #epa #farmworkers #fifra #fetus #health #herbicide #imminenthazard #pesticide #pesticides #precedent #pregnant #riskassessment #watershed #womenshealth #change #organic #breaking #dailynews ↪️ Daily News Blog Post: https://ow.ly/57zW50SU48C

Record PFAS levels, water companies alarmed 🆕 #ToxicFree4EU 👉 https://lnkd.in/ei9FduaE (27 May 2024) NGOs across the EU have found a specific PFAS, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), in rivers and groundwater at concentrations many hundred times above the levels of the usually tested PFAS.    TFA was present in all of the 23 surface water and 6 groundwater samples in 10 EU countries at 370 ng/l to 3,300 ng/l.    The concentrations are "alarming" for the water sector EurEau. Removing TFA from water is "technically extremely challenging and resource-intensive", said EurEau Secretary General Oliver Loebel.   TFA is a PFAS substance that mostly stems from the degradation of both PFAS pesticides and fluorinated gases. NGOs suspect the TFA they detected mostly comes from PFAS pesticides, referring to a study showing that PFAS pesticides have the highest potential to release TFA into water bodies. They are calling for a ban on PFAS in pesticides. Pesticides are excluded from the universal PFAS restriction proposal which is currently being reviewed by ECHA’s committees.    Germany is considering classifying TFA as a B1 toxic for reproduction. If classified, it would lead to a ban on PFAS in pesticides. Oliver Loebel GLOBAL 2000 Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe Générations Futures