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Childhood exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in educational environments: Arising from stationery and implications for health
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15 Dec 2025 | J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
Several products purchased in China released measurable PFAS including precursors that increased after oxidation and maximum estimated intake from hand to mouth contact with some pen grips approaching the European Food Safety Authority tolerable intake for children.
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Nationwide occurrence and flux estimates of PFAS in leachate from waste-to-energy sector: An emerging reservoir linked to short-term waste storage
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25 Nov 2025 | Water Res
Chinese municipal solid waste incinerators leachates may act as a concentrated source of short-chain PFAS, particularly PFBA and PFBS, although membrane treatment removes most PFAS, the persistence or even increase of compounds like GenX suggests potential limitations that are important for environmental monitoring and policy decisions.
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PFAS pollutants found in organs of endangered leopard cats
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22 Nov 2025 | The Asahi Shimbun
High concentrations of synthetic chemicals have been detected in Tsushima leopard cats, an endangered species found only on one island between Kyushu and South Korea, a research team said.
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Tokyo says no to Okinawa’s funding request for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup
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14 Nov 2025 | Stars and Stripes
State Minister Masahisa Miyazaki said the ministry cannot pay for plant maintenance, including filter replacement, under the current legal framework
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PFAS-induced immunotoxicity in freshwater fish of inland China: mechanisms and ecological risks
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10 Nov 2025 | Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C
PFAS are widespread in China’s freshwater systems, where long-chain and sulfonic types result in suppressed immune responses and higher infection risk. These effects worsen with co-exposure to heavy metals and microplastics.
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Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and reproductive outcomes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment
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10 Nov 2025 | Reprod Toxicol
Mixed exposure to long-chain PFAS and emerging chlorinated PFESAs in infertile Chinese women was associated with increased risk of infertility.
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Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India
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31 Oct 2025 | The Guardian
Miteni factory closed after water pollution scandal but machinery and patents were bought and rebuilt by Indian company.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in seafood from Thailand: Levels, geographic distribution, and risk from dietary exposure
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27 Oct 2025 | Environ Monit Assess
Short-chain PFAS like PFBS and PFPeA were the most common contaminants found in Thai rivers and irrigation canals, showing that industrial discharge, agriculture, and urban runoff are spreading these persistent chemicals even into areas once considered clean.
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Association between maternal exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood growth trajectories up to 4 years of age: The Japan environment and children’s study
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24 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Maternal exposure to PFAS during pregnancy was linked to slower early childhood growth in Japan, with higher PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS levels associated with lower weight gain and shorter height through age four, suggesting that prenatal PFAS exposure may hinder fetal and postnatal development.
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PFAS in bottled water from China: High prevalence of ultrashort-chain compounds, health risks, and global insights
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19 Oct 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Bottled water across China contains high levels of ultrashort-chain PFAS such as TFA and PFPrA, highlighting growing global concerns and the need for stronger drinking water regulations.
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Short-chain PFAS predominate in large-scale lithium battery industrial parks, Eastern China: Source apportionment and downstream impact implications
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25 Sep 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Lithium battery industrial parks in eastern China release significant amounts of short-chain PFAS into rivers, with urban wastewater, traditional industries, and the battery industry each contributing about one-third of the pollution, leading to ecological risks, in downstream ecosystems.
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A geospatial dataset of PFOS and PFOA occurrence records in China’s multi-media environments
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8 Sep 2025 | Nature
PFOS and PFOA, were found widely across China’s water, soil, air, food, and living organisms between 2021 and 2024, with the new geospatial dataset revealing pollution hotspots and recent declines in human blood levels linked to stricter regulations.
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Co-occurrence behaviors of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and heavy metals in the groundwater of dyeing industrial sites in southern China
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27 Aug 2025 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Groundwater beneath long-operating dyeing industrial sites in southern China is heavily contaminated with both PFAS and toxic heavy metals, with concentrations varying by season and site, highlighting serious risks to water safety and the need for integrated pollution control.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the surface of children's feeding smocks: High-throughput characterization and implications for exposure assessment
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11 Aug 2025
Elevated PFAS levels were detected on Chinese children’s feeding smocks, making routine hand-to-mouth contact during use a potential exposure at levels on par with everyday exposure from indoor dust and air.
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Legacy and novel per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water from East China: Impact from water sources and risk mitigation by household purifiers
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5 Aug 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
While some home water purifiers removed a portion of PFAS from tap water, none eliminated them completely, and removal efficiency varied widely depending on the device type and specific PFAS compound.