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Rinse, rebound, repeat: The challenge of decontaminating PFAS-impacted aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles
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29 Jun 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Field testing of two AFFF-contaminated aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles found that water rinses removed much of the readily removable target PFAS at first, but added cleaning solvents did little to improve decontamination, PFAS rebounded weeks later, and AOF testing detected far more unidentified fluorinated compounds than target PFAS methods captured.
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Lululemon is being investigated for PFAS in their activewear. Here's what it means for your health
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23 Jun 2026 | Women’s Health
“This is not a panic moment. This is just a chance for us to reassess and think about making smarter choices,” says Jamie Alan, PhD, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University.
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Brown County Board OKs outside counsel to sue over PFAS at Green Bay airport
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18 Jun 2026 | Fox 11 News
A Wisconsin county affected by PFAS remediation is exploring “every option available to recover damages and avoid the necessary expenditure of potentially millions of dollars in unexpected and unbudgeted resources related to PFAS remediation.”
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State bans on PFAS reduce ‘forever chemicals’ in clothing and textiles, US report finds
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15 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
However, some producers began switching to alternatives without being pressured. Others responded as state laws began generating market pressure – it does not make financial or logistical sense for a company to produce clothing that does not contain PFAS for sale in California, but does contain PFAS for sale in other states, Reade said.
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Addressing local aid disparities, PFAS, housing, & emergency preparedness: commissioners tackle regional challenges
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10 Jun 2026
“Too many people cannot just be dealing with PFAS knowing that they’re contaminated and not have the public health experts telling them what they should be doing.”
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Individual and joint association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and skeletal muscle among 6-9 years old children in China
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9 Jun 2026 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
In a snapshot study of 422 young children in Guangzhou, higher exposure to several longer-chain PFAS was associated with lower measures of skeletal muscle mass, with mixture analyses showing similar negative trends.
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Hereditary PCOS and the environmental toxicant F-53B converge on lipid metabolic reprogramming to impair fetal brain development
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8 Jun 2026 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and exposure to F-53B together may harm fetal brain development by disrupting lipid metabolism and reducing important brain cells needed for normal nerve and glial cell formation. F-53B (chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonates) for decades have been used as a PFOS alternative in Chinese electroplating industries and is now frequently detected in surface waters, biota, and human samples.
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No PFAS, No Problem
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8 Jun 2026 | NRDC
To evaluate compliance with these laws, NRDC tested 115 textile products purchased in both states since the bans went into effect.
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Hearings over CleanEarth's PFAS permit canceled after company's sale
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6 Jun 2026 | Times Union
“Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls considers DEC’s decision to suspend its review of the permit application to be a win for the local communities that would be impacted,” Tracy Frisch, co-founder and chair of the organization, said.
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Mass. bills would ban PFAS in food packaging, kid's toys and more
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5 Jun 2026 | WBUR
Both bills would also require the Department of Public Health to investigate whether to restrict PFAS in additional products.
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Mass. bills would ban PFAS in food packaging, kids' toys and more
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5 Jun 2026 | WBUR
The bills would also create a fund to help communities clean up PFAS in groundwater, soil and sediment, and assist private well owners and public water systems with the cost of PFAS treatment. The bills also direct MassDEP to regulate the disposal of PFAS-laden sludge from wastewater treatment plants.
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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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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in the dust of Japanese households and buildings; Implications for human exposure
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1 Jun 2026 | Atmos. Pollut. Res.
PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA remain persistent in indoor dust despite phaseouts, with campus and public buildings containing more than 16x higher PFAS concentrations than household dust.
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Michigan firefighter blood PFAS study hints at foam ban impact
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30 May 2026 | MLive
The study found Michigan firefighters generally did not have higher average levels than the broader U.S. population for most measured chemicals, a result which officials speculate may reflect restriction on use of certain toxic foams enacted in 2020.
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'Forever chemicals' found in California waterways in 10 counties, study says
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27 May 2026 | SF Gate
One of the chemicals, bifenthrin, which was found in all samples taken in San Luis Obispo County, has been banned for agricultural use in the European Union since July 2019 due to concerns about its link to cancer and environmental impacts.