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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
Latest News
We put Minnesota’s new PFAS law to the test. Not everyone passed.
20 Mar 2025 | Minnesota Star Tribune
The Star Tribune used a screening test similar to what the MPCA would. Some results were above the level that could trigger a state inquiry.
Bennington region has the most severe PFAS contamination problem in the state, and new research finds it is getting worse
20 Mar 2025 | VTDigger
“We’re trying to give the community the best science so they can make sense of the issue and they can come together to seek reasonable solutions,” said a Bennington College professor.
A New Report Found Heavy Metals and PFAS in Baby Formulas — Here’s What to Know
18 Mar 2025 | Food & Wine
In the report, the nonprofit reviewed 41 different powdered infant formulas and found potentially harmful levels of arsenic and lead. They also found PFAS in nearly all infant formulas tested, with one product containing both BPA and acrylamide.
Loophole Lets Toxic Trojan Horse Chemicals Into Everyday Products
16 Mar 2025 | Forbes
The findings also have broader implications for other polymers used in consumer goods, such as PFAS polymers. Other studies have shown that PFAS polymers release smaller toxic PFAS molecules over time.
Forever chemical well testing expands to six counties near Chemours’ Fayetteville plant
15 Mar 2025 | City View
Well water contamination suspected in Hoke and Harnett Counties for the first time. Residents also warned about eating homegrown produce near Fayetteville plant with known PFAS water contamination.
Latest Science
Non-metal roofing materials as potential sources for pollutants-laboratory leaching studies on various roofing materials
24 Mar 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS were detected in leachate from several common non-metal roofing materials—such as fiber cement and bitumen shingles—indicating that rooftops may be an overlooked source of PFAS pollution in urban stormwater runoff.
Exposure to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory and skin effects in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
19 Mar 2025 | J Hazard Mater
PFHxS was associated with an increased risk of atopic dermatitis, like eczema, in children, especially when exposure occurred during the prenatal period, suggesting that even early-life exposure to certain PFAS can impact immune and skin health.
Unraveling the Exposure Spectrum of PFAS in Fluorochemical Occupational Workers: Structural Diversity, Temporal Trends, and Risk Prioritization
18 Mar 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Researchers analyzed the blood of fluorochemical plant workers in China and found 64 types of PFAS chemicals—including 15 previously unknown ones—with some linked to high health risks due to their persistence and ability to accumulate in the body, highlighting the need for stricter monitoring and regulation of these toxic substances.
High levels of flame retardants in vehicle dust indicate ongoing use of brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in vehicle interiors
15 Mar 2025 | Environ Monit Assess
PFAS were found at low but widespread levels in car interior dust—especially on dashboards—indicating their continued use in materials like stain-resistant coatings and plastics despite increasing regulations.
Ten years of PFOS and PFOA human biomonitoring in Italy: Exposure levels and determinants of exposure
14 Mar 2025 | Chemosphere
PFAS exposure in the Italian population has declined over ten years for PFOA but not for PFOS, with higher levels observed in men, individuals in urbanized areas, and those with higher education or occupational skill levels, while proximity to PFAS-emitting industries remains the strongest predictor of elevated exposure.
Latest Policy
EPA PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended
14 Mar 2025
In response to President Trump’s memo titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” the EPA delayed until March 21, 2025, the effective date of a January 2025 regulation adding nine PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory.
Canada will add PFAS, which are linked to cancer and other health problems, to toxic substances list
10 Mar 2025
Move does not ban PFAS, but starts a process to restrict them in various consumer and industrial products.
Supreme Court sends PFAS rules case between state, 3M back to lower court
7 Mar 2025
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday ordered a lower court to reconsider a case governing the future of Michigan regulations that seek to crack down on so-called "forever chemicals" in water supplies.
House unanimously supports classifying PFAS as hazardous substance
6 Mar 2025
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 140, which would amend the Hazardous Waste Act in order to help the state ensure PFAS contamination near military bases is cleaned up.
House bill proposes delay in PFAS ban for some ATVs, other sport vehicles
4 Mar 2025
In fact, that deadline has already come about, and since Jan. 1, 2025, it’s been illegal in Minnesota to sell PFAS-containing juvenile products that are designed or marketed for use by infants and children under age 12. Rep. Josh Heintzeman (R-Nisswa) says that tight timeline did not give manufacturers enough time to find replacements for these products.
Opportunities
International Conference “PFAS In Soil – Forever Pollution, Forever Concern?”
Event: 25 Mar 2025
The conference will provide an exchange platform for scientists, (political) decision-makers, representatives of authorities as well as experts dealing with PFAS emissions and contamination.
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