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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
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Pulitzer Center series on PFAS & firefighting: A fire hose of ‘forever chemicals’
1 Jan 2025 | Maine Morning Star
Maine Morning Star in partnership with the Pulitzer Center has published a an investigative series examining the prevalence of PFAS in and from firefighting, particularly in the use of foam known as AFFF and in firefighter turnout gear.
Milliken & Company Becomes First Textile Manufacturer to Offer Non-PFAS Materials for Every Layer of Firefighter Turnout Gear
20 Dec 2024 | Firehouse Magazine
Milliken composites were able to meet and exceed the more stringent NFPA 1971-2018 standard during the third-party testing process in November.
Virginia DEQ Begins Identifying Potential Sources of PFAS in Public Drinking Water
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has begun issuing notifications to facilities in the Commonwealth that it has identified as potential sources of PFAS detected in public drinking water systems.
FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Clams
19 Dec 2024 | The National Law Review
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared its latest test results for PFAS in clams as follow up to its findings in the 2022 PFAS in seafood survey.
Federal study takes samples from Delaware homes, finds forever chemicals in dust
19 Dec 2024 | Delaware Public Media
A report by two federal agencies found homes in New Castle near the Air National Guard Base have higher rates of PFAS than non-industrial Westfield, Mass.
Latest Science
Target and non-target screening of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fish liver samples from the River Nile in Sudan: A baseline assessment
24 Dec 2024 | Mar. Pollut. Bull.
PFAS contamination in fish livers from the Nile River, particularly downstream of a Sudanese Dam, is significant, with some levels exceeding international safety standards, emphasizing the need for continued monitoring and research into environmental and food safety risks in the region.
Characterization of PFAS Residuals: A Case Study on PFAS Content in a Firefighting Foam Delivery System of an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle
24 Dec 2024 | Chemosphere
Residual PFAS contamination in firefighting foam systems, even after rinsing, highlights the need for targeted replacement of critical components as brass and rubber parts retain the highest contamination levels.
Presence of Perfluorohexanoic Acid in Fluoroelastomer Watch Bands
18 Dec 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
The detection of high PFHxA concentrations in fluoroelastomer watch bands raises significant concerns about dermal exposure and potential health impacts, emphasizing the need for further studies on its absorption and toxicity.
Late lessons from early warnings on PFAS
17 Dec 2024 | Nature Water
Recent PFAS regulations in the U.S. and Europe highlight the need for significant investment by water providers, innovation to avoid harmful replacements, and reforms to regulatory approaches that have historically focused on case-by-case assessments anddelayed action despite early warnings of PFAS persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity.
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Regarding the paper “Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure and Risk of Kidney
16 Dec 2024 | Medicina del Lavoro
A letter to the editor raising a conflict of interest regarding a co-author of a previously published review paper on the associations between PFAS exposure and possible cancer risk.
Latest Policy
US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors
19 Dec 2024
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals.
EPA’s PFAS Dragnet: What Companies Need to Know About PFAS Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)
13 Dec 2024
Companies should be preparing now to meet these requirements. The window for reporting is July 11, 2025 through January 11, 2026 for most companies, but small businesses that only import articles with PFAS have an additional six months to report.
EPA Proposes to Update Proposed SNURs for 17 PFAS, Designating Manufacture (Including Import) as a Significant New Use
9 Dec 2024
On November 29, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the December 2, 2022, proposed significant new use rules for 17 PFAS that were the subject of premanufacture notices and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
[Press Release] Congressmen Carbajal, Lawler, Van Orden Push to Fully Fund PFAS Replacement Programs in Year-End Deal
25 Nov 2024
Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) led a call of more than 80 lawmakers today urging House appropriators to fully fund the new grant program they created to help airports replace firefighting foams containing harmful forever chemicals.
PFAS opportunities coming as Trump enters office, waste executives say
25 Nov 2024
Executives said the incoming Trump administration could roll back the EPA’s hazardous substance designation for PFAS, but they expect continued business opportunities with the material.
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