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The Nurse Is In: What are ‘forever chemicals’ – and why should you care?
News
27 Jun 2026 | The Virginian Pilot
We don’t have to be scared of PFAS — but we do have to be smart about them.
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[Public Comment] Proposed PFOA and PFOS compliance extension rule
Policy
23 Jun 2026
The EPA will accept written comments on the proposed rule until July 20, 2026.
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Early life uptake and elimination of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a seasonally invertivorous bird
Science
14 Jun 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Juvenile house sparrows near urban-industrial PFAS sources had the highest early-life PFAS burdens, likely from maternal transfer and invertebrate-heavy diets, with concentrations declining as they matured, highlighting early development as a vulnerable exposure window in terrestrial birds.
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New York state Legislature passes bill limiting PFAS in drinking water
Policy
10 Jun 2026
If signed into law by the Gov. Kathy Hochul, it would set requirements for drinking water to have levels below four parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, and below 10 ppt for three other types of PFAS, including PFNA, HFPO-DA known as GenX chemicals, and PFHxS.
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Socioeconomic disparities in PFAS exposure and susceptibility to diabetes in Chinese adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Science
10 Jun 2026 | Environ. Health
Using serum PFAS measurements from 10,302 adults, researchers found that higher socioeconomic status was associated with significantly higher levels of several PFAS, while lower socioeconomic status was linked to significantly stronger PFAS-diabetes associations for PFUnDA, PFOS, and 6:2 CI-PFESA, highlighting socioeconomic disadvantage as a potential factor in PFAS-related health susceptibility.
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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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Urine-to-blood partitioning of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human biomonitoring: Implications for environmental exposure analysis and bioaccumulation assessment
Science
30 May 2026 | Molecules
Long-chain PFAS such as PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, and PFNA bioaccumulation shows stronger blood retention due to binding with proteins such as human serum albumin and fatty acid-binding proteins.
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US officially moves to dismantle drinking water PFAS regulations
News
21 May 2026 | Chemistry World
‘We are fixing that error with standards water systems can actually implement and that will hold up to scrutiny, while addressing PFOA and PFOS, two of the best-studied PFAS with well-documented health impacts,’ EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated.
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EPA Proposes to Extend Deadlines and Revise Definitions for PFAS Drinking Water Rule
Policy
20 May 2026
The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on July 7, 2026, to discuss both the proposed deadline extension and the rescission of the four PFAS from the 2024 rule. Read the proposals and submit your comments by July 20, 2026.
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PFAS contamination in agricultural systems near an active war zone: Sources, distribution, and crop uptake
Science
20 May 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
In the Middle East, PFAS were found in soil and potato plants near an active war zone; farming practices likely explained much of the soil contamination, while contaminated leaves may point to PFAS pollution moving through the air from conflict activity or regional air pollution.
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Michigan Health Department releases findings about project on contaminants in firefighters’ blood
News
15 May 2026 | Click On Detroit
Confirmed concentrations for 13 types of PFAS, such as PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS, in the blood of Michigan firefighters.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in e-waste dust
Science
13 May 2026 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Dust from Canadian recycling facilities contained many PFAS, especially polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters, fluorotelomer alcohols, ultrashort PFAS, PFOA, and PFOS, suggesting that workers may face exposure risks and that electronics recycling can release these pollutants into the environment.
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Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation
News
11 May 2026 | The Guardian
The fall coincides with several developments – facing regulatory scrutiny, the chemical giant 3M, which is one of the largest producers of PFAS, began moving away from PFOS, among its most common and toxic compounds.
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Recommended toxicity reference values for PFOS and PFHxS in mammals and PFOS in birds
Science
5 May 2026 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS and PFHxS are associated with population-level reproductive effects at higher exposures, including reduced offspring survival, increased stillbirths, and decreased hatching success, with PFOS showing greater toxicity, while also establishing chronic-dose toxicity reference values to support ecological risk assessments.
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‘Forever chemicals’ in baby formula? Scientists unpack FDA results
News
1 May 2026 | State News
The FDA detected five PFAS in the samples it tested, with the most common one — PFOS — found in half of all samples.