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‘I just want to know if it has caused my cancer’: life in the shadow of Lancashire PFAS factory
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10 Jul 2026 | The Guardian
Despite the higher rates, the study in Thornton-Cleveleys found no evidence of a cancer cluster or of any environmental association for the elevated kidney cancer rates, and it is not possible to know whether one person’s cancer was caused by their exposure to PFOA.
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Pan-continental assessment of socioeconomic and environmental predictors of PFAS occurrence in European rivers from a harmonised monitoring study
Science
10 Jul 2026 | Water Res.
PFAS were detected at 93% of monitored European river sites, with the highest concentrations linked to landfills, wastewater and industrial activity, elevated summer levels likely caused by reduced dilution, and potential regulatory concern identified at 61% of sites.
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European strawberries widely contaminated with PFAS and endocrine-disrupting pesticides
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7 Jul 2026 | Pesticide Action Network Europe
The most frequently identified pesticides are fludioxonil and cyprodinil, two endocrine disruptors that should have been banned under EU law.
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Belgium has the worst forever chemicals record in Europe: Are they breaching citizens' human rights?
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7 Jul 2026 | Euro News
ClientEarth wants Belgium to ban all PFAS, expand biomonitoring for vulnerable populations, and accelerate cleanup of contaminated communities.
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PFASs, metals, and PAHs in roadside soils along 12 northern European roads with varying characteristics
Science
6 Jul 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
PFOS was the most consistently detected PFAS in roadside soils, but its higher levels farther from roads and in some reference samples suggest diffuse urban/background contamination and soil retention patterns may be more important than direct road runoff alone.
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[Report] PFAS in breast milk of Dutch women
Science
1 Jul 2026
PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS appeared in 93% of samples, with PFOS found most frequently and at the highest concentrations.
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Mapping industrial lobbying strategies in the EU PFAS restriction using AI-assisted text analysis
Science
1 Jul 2026 | Environ. Int.
Industrial commenters dominated the EU PFAS restriction consultation, largely opposing broad controls while requesting exemptions and using “no alternatives,” economic harm, competitiveness, and technical-essentiality arguments to weaken or delay PFAS regulation.
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Europe’s growing PFAS reckoning tests industry and regulators alike
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27 Jun 2026 | EUToday
Regulators increasingly argue that addressing them individually is both impractical and ineffective. Industry groups counter that a broad-brush approach risks sweeping away materials that currently have no viable alternatives.
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Nationwide monitoring of seabirds reveals species- and site-specific legacy PFAS contamination in French coastal areas
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24 Jun 2026 | Environ Int
The first large-scale survey of PFAS in French seabirds found widespread, species- and site-specific legacy contamination, with PFOS dominating, the highest levels in ocean-feeding gannets, kittiwakes, and Scopoli’s shearwaters, and elevated burdens near estuaries that may indicate contamination hotspots needing further wildlife health monitoring.
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Kidney cancer rates near PFAS factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
News
19 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
The experts have called for more research, including PFOA blood testing in the affected area in the UK.
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Commissioner Roswall holds high-level dialogue on PFAS-related pollution challenges
Policy
15 Jun 2026
We support the transition away from forever chemicals and will seek a ban on PFAS in consumer goods and industrial uses where adequate alternatives exist.
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Multiple contaminant detection in commercially available chicken-based cat kibbles in Italy
Science
10 Jun 2026 | Front Vet Sci
PFAS were detected in several chicken-based cat kibbles sold in Italy, including PFPeA, PFHxA, and PFNA, adding to concerns that pet food may be an overlooked source of chronic PFAS exposure for cats. PFOA and PFOS were either absent or below quantification limit.
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It has the highest levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
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2 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
“When the Atlantic gets going, foam covers the whole island,” says Tommy Hyndman, an artist who moved to the Fair Isle from upstate New York two decades ago. “Your windows get caked and your plants all die from the salt.”
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PFAS: NGOs sue French state over failure to tackle 'forever chemicals'
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26 May 2026 | Le Monde
All plaintiffs are asking the court to order the government to stop PFAS discharges into the environment and to remedy the "ecological harm" caused by its "culpable inaction."
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Netherlands identifies 57 high-risk PFAS sites needing urgent cleanup
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16 May 2026 | NL Times
So far, authorities have identified roughly 4,000 potentially contaminated sites and selected nearly 600 for deeper investigation.