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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
‘This is dangerous’: New rule proposes PFAS changes, wouldn’t punish polluters
24 Mar 2025 | WECT 6
A new rule proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission would require companies to test for PFAS pollution and submit plans to reduce it, but wouldn’t create pollution limits or enforce penalties for contamination.
Pilot study finds fiber helps reduce PFAS levels in the body
21 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
A Canadian clinical trial published in the journal Environmental Health, found some reductions of PFAS concentrations in people taking dietary fiber supplements for 4 weeks.
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.
What we know about newly discovered PFAS near Ann Arbor
19 Mar 2025 | Michigan Live
A recent discovery of forever chemicals linked to health problems is suspected to have originated from a decades-old manufacturing site near Ann Arbor.
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
Maine Considers Bill to Establish Maximum Levels of PFAS in Farm Products
20 Mar 2025
If passed, Maine’s SB130, titled An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination, would be the first state law to establish PFAS limits in food.
New bill proposes to extinguish PFAS chemicals in firefighter protective gear by 2027
18 Mar 2025
On March 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to ban “the manufacture, sale or distribution” of firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS by 2027.
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.
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