The beluga whale population in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, which connects Anchorage to the North Pacific Ocean, is listed as endangered and has declined by over 75% from about 1,300 whales in the late 1970’s to fewer than 300 today.

The MCLs for PFOA and PFOS apply to all 3,117 community, nontransient noncommunity, bottled, vended, retail, and bulk public water systems.

PFBA is a breakdown product of other PFAS that have been used in stain-resistant fabrics, paper food packaging, carpets, and consumer products.

This was found in a study from the DTU National Food Institute carried out in collaboration with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

Funding to maintain RCRA regulations has been flat or reduced for more than 20 years and EPA is currently reviewing more than 10 other petitions involving the RCRA, EPA notes.

Leachate is generated from the decomposition of waste and precipitation coming into contact with the landfilled material. The water leaches out chemicals from the waste, including Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

The cleanup project will also tackle former satellite exploration sites around Rayrock, an old barge landing at Marian Lake, and a disused power line.

The production of these reactive oxygen species from nanoplastics can endanger marine life and human health and potentially affects the mobility of the nanoplastics in the environment via redox reactions.

Exposure to low levels of cadmium can block usual formation of cardiomyocytes, which are the major type of cells that form the heart.

Data collected from fish taken from Sarasota Bay helps identify contaminants from plastic pollution getting into the food chain.