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Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Events
26 May 2025
We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Monday 26 May 2025.
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BWS alerts DOH to PFAS in Waipahu ʻEwa Waiʻanae water system
Policy
22 Apr 2025
The updated map excludes PWS 355 Barbers Point, which is currently operated and owned by Hawaii Water Service.
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FDA Testing Finds Bottled Water Samples Do Not Exceed EPA Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
News
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.
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Evaluating the hypothesis of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) presence in HDPE geomembranes
Science
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.
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Patterns of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance occurrence in fish in the 2018–2019 US EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment
Science
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.
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Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water
News
19 Apr 2025 | The Guardian
Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into the environment.
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New fish consumption guidelines in Minnesota due to PFAS in the water
News
18 Apr 2025 | KSTP
Health Officials have updated some of their fish consumption guidelines due to the presence of PFAS in some bodies of water.
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German insurers encouraged to exclude coverage of PFAS liability
News
16 Apr 2025 | Euractiv
The insurance industry group hopes coverage limits “help speed up the development of alternatives” to forever chemicals.
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EPA Weighs N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer
News
16 Apr 2025 | Inside Climate News
“Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.
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Dutch warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears
News
15 Apr 2025 | Politico
Earthworms may be the cause of PFAS entering the eggs, according to the national public health institute.
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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
Science
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.
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Effectiveness of pitcher and bottle filters to remove poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water
Science
14 Apr 2025 | Sci. Total Environ.
Out of 17 pitcher and bottle filters tested, only five reduced PFAS levels below the EU’s 100 ng/L limit, with the top filters removing up to 98% of total PFAS and over 97% of emerging PFAS, showing that removal efficiency increased with PFAS chain length and was highest in filters with large surface areas and micropore volumes.
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How PFAS regulations have changed in the Trump administration, so far
Policy
14 Apr 2025
Much of what took place under the Biden administration is likely to be scrutinized by the new Trump administration.
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City Warns Water Rates May Increase After Trump Funding Freeze
News
14 Apr 2025 | Newsweek
Officials with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina are warning that further water rate hikes are possible if $60 million in federal funds frozen by the Trump administration aren't made available to build a new water filtration system to eliminate PFAS, from local drinking water.
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The cost to remove PFAS: A review of US water treatment plants
Science
14 Apr 2025 | Journal AWWA
Removing PFAS from U.S. drinking water costs between $0.75 and $8.89 per gallon in capital expenses and up to $0.28 per gallon in annual operations and maintenance, with total costs depending on plant size, location, and treatment type.