Media Mentions: August 2023
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Eliminating public health scourge can also benefit agriculture
August 31, 2023
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NBC News
Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds
August 25, 2023
Graham Peaslee, who studies PFAS at the University of Notre Dame and was not involved in the new research, said it's possible manufacturers aren't testing for the chemicals in their own products.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Washington Post
‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers
August 11, 2023
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame studied more than 120 different menstruation products — menstrual cups, pads, underwear and tampons — sold in the United States.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The New York Times
We Had 44 Period and Incontinence Products Tested for Forever Chemicals. Many Were Contaminated.
August 11, 2023
In early 2023, we bought and mailed 44 different products to Graham Peaslee, whose University of Notre Dame lab studies PFAS in the environment and has performed tens of thousands of tests looking for signs of contamination with these substances in consumer products.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Newsweek
Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals Found in Period Products
August 11, 2023
"[PFAs] have demonstrated environmental persistence, can bioaccumulate, and are known to have human and environmental toxicity," research lead Graham Peaslee, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Healthcare Headlines: Ovarian cancer and obesity
August 03, 2023
In a study published this month in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, University of Notre Dame researchers in collaboration with NeoGenomics Laboratories have shed new light on one key factor that can make ovarian cancer especially deadly: obesity.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.