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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
USDA Finds Meat, Poultry, Farmed Catfish are PFAS-Free; but Detects PFAS in Half of Wild Catfish
28 Apr 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently conducted exploratory sampling of meat, chicken, and catfish and tested them for 16 different types of PFAS, including PFOA and PFOS.
PFAS levels found to exceed gov't cap in 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures
26 Apr 2025 | Japan Today
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday.
WA lawmakers want PFAS testing for human waste fertilizer
23 Apr 2025 | Seattle Times
Washington is one step closer to eliminating a major blind spot for potential contaminants in crops grown across the state using human waste as fertilizer.
‘Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines
23 Apr 2025 | The Guardian
Wines produced after 2010 showed a steep rise in contamination of TFA, analysis finds.
FDA Testing Finds Bottled Water Samples Do Not Exceed EPA Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
22 Apr 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The U.S. FDA has shared results from a sampling and testing assignment of bottled waters for PFAS, in which no samples were found to have levels of “forever chemicals” that would exceed maximum contaminant levels for public drinking water recently set by the U.S. EPA.
Latest Science
Evaluating the hypothesis of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) presence in HDPE geomembranes
22 Apr 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
Ultra-short-chain PFAS (specifically PFPrA) were detected in all tested HDPE geomembranes used for waste containment—potentially leading to elevated PFAS concentrations in landfill leachate.
Patterns of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance occurrence in fish in the 2018–2019 US EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment
22 Apr 2025 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS compounds were detected in over 90% of fish sampled from major U.S. rivers, with the most common being PFOS, PFUnA, PFDA, and PFDoA, and although their concentrations declined between 2013–2019, they remain a concern for fish consumers, especially in communities facing environmental justice issues.
High serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations and interstitial lung disease in former and current workers in a fluorochemical company
22 Apr 2025 | Ind Health
Former workers at a Japanese chemical plant who were exposed to dust containing high levels of PFOA, had much higher blood concentrations and a greater risk of lung disease even years after the plant stopped using PFAS, highlighting the need for long-term health monitoring.
Prenatal exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and its association with Developmental Defects of Enamel (DDE) and dental caries in 4 years old children: Findings from Shanghai birth cohort
14 Apr 2025 | Environ. Int.
Prenatal exposure to PFBS was linked to a higher risk of developmental dental enamel defects, while PFHpA was associated with a lower risk, highlighting distinct effects of short-chain PFAS on enamel formation in children.
Obtaining and evaluating information on the use, release, and health effects of two types of long-chain PFAS used as alternatives for legacy long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids: a case study.
8 Apr 2025 | Environ Health Perspect
Two long-chain PFAS used at a New Jersey fluoropolymer facility, were found to be as bioaccumulative and toxic as phased-out long-chain PFAAs they have replaced, with human half-lives of several years and health effects observed in both animals and exposed workers.
Latest Policy
EPA Asks Court for 30 Days to Finish PFAS Superfund Rule Review
25 Apr 2025
The EPA asked a federal appeals court on Friday to give the agency’s new leadership more time to conclude their review of a rule making two PFAS hazardous substances under Superfund.
BWS alerts DOH to PFAS in Waipahu ʻEwa Waiʻanae water system
22 Apr 2025
The updated map excludes PWS 355 Barbers Point, which is currently operated and owned by Hawaii Water Service.
How PFAS regulations have changed in the Trump administration, so far
14 Apr 2025
Much of what took place under the Biden administration is likely to be scrutinized by the new Trump administration.
Maine Board Approves Motion to Adopt Rule on PFAS in Products; CUU Proposals for Products Prohibited as of January 1, 2026, Are Due June 1, 2025
11 Apr 2025
Under the approved rule, CUU requests for products scheduled to be prohibited January 1, 2026, are due June 1, 2025. The products containing intentionally added PFAS that are scheduled to be prohibited include: cleaning products; cookware; cosmetics; and others.
RI Senate passes bill to protect firefighters from PFAS
11 Apr 2025
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill aimed at protecting firefighters from cancer-causing chemicals.
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