The Business of PFAS

This weekly newsletter covers the latest PFAS related SEC filings, corporate news, recently published patents and company self-reported news.

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PFAS RELATED CORPORATE NEWS FROM SEC FILINGS AND EARNINGS CALLS DURING THE LAST WEEK

BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (BNET)

Bion Environmental Technologies Inc. discuss their potential business markets for the upcoming year. They note that the municipal wastewater treatment area is a complex area owing to the wide variety of components/ contaminants in the waste stream, including PFAS (dissolved from plastics) and other chemicals. The company would need to conduct extensive pilots and trials prior to entering the municipal space. Also, a strategic engineering partner with municipal experience would be critical to success in this space.

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETD) as part of ongoing corporate goal of becoming more environmentally friendly during the next year have committed, where and when reasonably feasible, to be PFAS-free throughout our products including area rugs, broadloom, draperies, and fabrics.

KLA Corp notes current and proposed restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) may negatively impact our supply chain due to potentially decreased availability, or non-availability, of PFAS-containing products or commercially feasible alternatives.

Note: The above links goes to the same set of search results; scroll down to file the relevant filing.

PFAS Company News

Are Plastics the New PFAS? | Regulatory Oversight

Tacoma invests in more monitoring for ‘forever chemicals’ | Tacoma News Tribune (thenewstribune.com)

Environmental Group Sues Over PFAS in Carefree Menstrual Liners (bloomberglaw.com)

Dayton Department of Water leads the charge for PFAS testing (spectrumnews1.com)

80% of U.S. Military Bases Linked to High Levels of PFAS Contamination: Defense Department - AboutLawsuits.com

PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest | Great Lakes Now

Newsom signs bill to ban 'forever chemicals' in tampons - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Small water utilities cannot achieve PFAS cleanup on their own - Route Fifty (route-fifty.com)

The Unseen Dangers of PFAS in Food Contact Material and Packaging: Significance and Measurement Methods  - Food Industry Executive

Opinion: The best way to clean up PFAS? Don’t produce them in the first place. (pressherald.com)

PFAS pollution a growing problem for U.S. farmers • South Dakota Searchlight

Is sewage sludge laced with 'forever chemicals' contaminating Va. farmland? No one's testing it. • Virginia Mercury

Marana files suit against the federal government over PFAS contamination (kjzz.org)

High Above The Amazon Rainforest, A "Shocking" Discovery Of Airborne Forever Chemicals (msn.com)

PFAS Cleanup at Alameda Point Unnecessarily Delayed (alamedapost.com)

More PFAS Definitions, More Problems - Using PFAS Definitions to Avoid Pitfalls in Compliance, Contracting, Insurance Coverage and Permitting | BakerHostetler - JDSupra

PFAs from food packaging found in human body: Research (thehill.com)

mlive.com/environment/2024/09/wolverine-worldwide-pfas-cleanup-takes-shape-after-years-of-delay.html

Vancouver aims to raise $210M to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water - OPB

'Forever chemicals' have cost Merrimack millions; now leaders seek fair share of settlement funds • New Hampshire Bulletin

Wisconsin NRB approves next steps in changing state drinking water standards for PFAS | WXPR

VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer (militarytimes.com)

DNREC Study Finds PFAS in Surface Water Samples - State of Delaware News

How the U.S. Military Plans to Tackle 'Forever Chemicals' | TIME

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PFAS Federal Register/Federal Government

Federal Register :: Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Risk Management Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Request for Comment

US EPA (9/30)

Federal Register :: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Textile Mills Industry Data Collection (New)

US EPA (9/30)

Federal Register :: Notice of Plans To Assess the Current Scientific Literature and Historical Detailed Claims Data Regarding Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Kidney Cancer

US Department of Veterans Affairs (9/26)

PFAS: National Primary Drinking Water Regulation, Occurrence, Analytics, and Risk Communications Webinar | US EPA

US EPA (9/24)   Link to recording

Persistent Chemicals: Additional EPA Actions Could Help Public Water Systems Address PFAS in Drinking Water | U.S. GAO

US Government Accountability Office (9/24)

Addition of Certain PFAS to the TRI by the National Defense Authorization Act | US EPA

US EPA (9/26)

GeoTracker PFAS Map (ca.gov)   PFAS GeoTracker Map for CA

California Water Boards (9/28)

RECENTLY PUBLISHED PFAS PATENTS (FROM THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD)

BIO-BASED, PFA-FREE FIRE FOAM CONCENTRATE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PLANT PROTEINS, SURFACTANTS, ALCOHOLS, AND BUILDERS, PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF  Brief Summary: A PFAS-free fire foam concentrate composition comprising water, a plant-based protein, a surfactant, an alcohol, and a builder. The bio-based content of the PFAS-free fire foam is preferably 80% by weight or greater. There is also disclosed a process to produce the PFAS-free fire foam concentrate composition, and the application of the fire foam concentrate onto a Class A fire or Class B fire.

PFAS DESTRUCTION USING PLASMA AT THE AIR-WATER INTERFACE CREATED BY SMALL GAS BUBBLES Brief Summary: Systems and methods for treating water containing PFAS are disclosed. Plasma activated excited gas is encapsulated with nanobubbles in water comprising PFAS to be treated. Liquid-phase reaction of the PFAS with the encapsulated plasma activated excited gas at the air-water interface of the nanobubbles is promoted. 

PFAS Company Self Reports

Scientists develop revolutionary 'fully natural solution' to remove harmful substances from water: 'This could really have a major impact' (thecooldown.com)

Scientists Discover Bacterial Solution to “Forever Chemicals” (scitechdaily.com)

New synthesis strategy could speed up PFAS decontamination | Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University

AECOM appoints Jill Hudkins to lead its new Water & Environment Advisory global business line | Business Wire

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