@SRP_NIEHS center @uiowa studying polychlorinated biphenyl (#PCBs) sources, exposures, metabolism, toxicities, remediation, policy.
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12 Jun 2025
The Oregon Environmental Restoration Council will help invest and dole out nearly $700 million in funds the state received from a settlement with Monsanto over PCB contamination
5 Jun 2025
On this World Environment Day, let’s remember that to have the healthy, prosperous communities we want, we must protect and restore our environment. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2…
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12 Jun 2025
Federal health investigation into NC State’s Poe Hall to resume, chancellor says @newsobserver
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12 Jun 2025
WV Governor announces $2 million for cleanup at Minden Superfund site in Fayette County @TheRealWVmedia
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12 Jun 2025
State has no money to assist with PCB testing in Vermont schools this year @VNewsUV @vtdigger
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2 Jun 2025
Hartford VT pauses plans to demolish school buildings to allow for further study of chemical contamination @vtdigger vtdigger.org/2025/05/27/hart…
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2 Jun 2025
Uncertainty surrounds PCB contamination in Vermont schools @VNewsUV vnews.com/Hartford-School-Bo…
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
15 May 2025
While lawmakers promised to pay for all testing and remediation when they enacted the nation's first PCB testing mandate, the state has already burned through nearly all available funding — with less than half of Vermont’s schools tested so far.
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2 Jun 2025
The EPA will hold a public meeting on the future of New Bedford Harbor’s Superfund Site. Community opinions and input on wanted on the work done in 2024 and the plans for 2025. You can attend virtually or in person.
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7 May 2025
Translating Silicone Wristbands to a Personal Exposure Estimate for Dermal Absorption: A Case Study with PCBs | Environmental Science & Technology Letters @EnvSciTech pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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7 May 2025
Hartford likely to demolish large portions of high school because of PCB contamination @vtdigger vtdigger.org/2025/05/06/hart…
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14 Apr 2025
Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny Thesis Seminar this Thursday 4/17 at 10:30 AM CDT. 2189 MERF and Zoom: uiowa.zoom.us/j/98565731348?…
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
11 Apr 2025
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment have been linked to increased risks of diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. A study traces how PCB exposure shifts adipose tissue macrophage cells into an inflammatory phenotype. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/UNP750VyZ7V
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10 Apr 2025
EPA dredging PCBs from the Kalamazoo River
@DredgingToday
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
6 Mar 2025
The dredged materials management facility by Jones Island is being built; that's where legacy contaminants will go as the MKE AOC is cleaned up. jsonline.com/story/news/loca…
It'll be 40 acres of public land once filled. Read our public trust doctrine research: uwm.edu/centerforwaterpolicy…
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
7 Mar 2025
Learn about the Dredged Materials Management Facility in Milwaukee, part of the largest cleanup project in the history of the #GreatLakes. This facility will safely store PCBs and other contaminants from the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. @MMSD_MKE
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9 Apr 2025
ISRP Synthesis Core in Chemical Research in Toxicology: Deconjugation of polychlorinated biphenyl sulfates to hydroxylated PCBs by anaerobically cultured mouse and human gut microbiota @ACSPublications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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9 Apr 2025
Michigan Attorney General seeking proposals from attorneys and law firms to serve as special attorney generals and seek damages from PCB manufacturers.
8 Apr 2025
While PCBs are thankfully no longer manufactured in the United States, their harmful effects continue to contaminate our natural resources, wildlife, and communities.
michiganadvance.com/briefs/a…
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
7 Apr 2025
Very happy to share our latest paper out now in @PNASNexus ! This paper led by @rileybehanbush shows the profound impacts of PCBs on macrophage plasticity. Thanks @SRP_NIEHS @NIH_NIEHS for supporting this important work. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…
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7 Apr 2025
Project 5 in @EnvSciTech Engineering: Development of a novel PCB-degrading biofilm enriched biochar encapsulated with Sol–Gel: a protective layer to sustain biodegradation activity
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Iowa Superfund retweeted
7 Apr 2025
A recent Journal of @TheEndoSociety paper found that early-life exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls may lead to behavioral problems later in life:
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