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PFAS-induced immunotoxicity in freshwater fish of inland China: mechanisms and ecological risks
Science
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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PFAS dynamics in the American black bear (Ursus americanus): Physiological stages (hyperphagia, hibernation, and post-hibernation), and temporal trends from 1989 to 2015
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8 Nov 2025 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS built up in black bears during hibernation and declined after, with levels peaking around 2002 then dropping after PFOS phase-outs, while long-chain PFCAs kept rising, showing that newer PFAS continue to persist in the environment.
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Wilmington City Council rejects Chemours expansion amid PFAS fears
Policy
6 Nov 2025
The Wilmington City Council voted unanimously Wednesday against Chemours’ plans to expand production at its Fayetteville Works plant. On the same site, the company polluted the Cape Fear River for decades with PFAS chemicals.
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How to wash your fancy rain jacket
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5 Nov 2025 | Escape Collective
This guide pulls together what to do with your apparel and why, with insight from care specialists and apparel makers.
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Potential health risks from contaminated fish in Lake Victoria: A 25-year systematic review of pollutants and management challenges
Science
5 Nov 2025 | Sci Total Environ
The only reported PFAS levels in fish in Lake Victoria are from the northern part of the lake in Uganda, with measured levels below European safety thresholds. Lack of data from Kenyan or Tanzanian waters, indicates a geographic research gap.
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PFAS detected in Berlin’s water
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4 Nov 2025 | The Berliner
Four out of five water samples in Berlin contain harmful 'forever chemicals' that exceed safety limits and pose serious health risks.
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Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Canadian sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are higher near urban centers
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4 Nov 2025 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFAS were detected in all sampled British Columbia sea otters, with liver concentrations over 25 times higher than in muscle tissue and dominated by PFNA, PFOSA, and PFOS.
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F-53B exposure induced testicular premature aging through ZBP1-mediated programmed necrosis
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4 Nov 2025 | J Hazard Mater
F-53B, a PFAS replacement for PFOS used in chrome plating, was found to cause severe reproductive toxicity, resulting in premature testicular aging in mice.
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Childhood exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances during eating activities: Occurrence, exposure, and developmental risk
Science
3 Nov 2025 | J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
Children’s feeding bibs and tablecloths were found to contain multiple PFAS, including PFOA, PFNA, and PFOS. Modeled hand-to-mouth exposure during meals was estimated to approach or exceed safety thresholds for infants that potentially disrupt hormone and developmental pathways.
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Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water sources for 6 million people
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2 Nov 2025 | BBC
The BBC assessed more than 2,000 individual test results from 2024, obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests, to identify which specific PFAS compounds were being found when levels breached the limits. This showed that both PFOS and PFOA were found in more than 350 of the drinking water tests.
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Associations between PFAS in public water system drinking water and serum among Southern California adults
Science
30 Oct 2025 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
PFAS contamination in drinking water may be a significant contributor to adult serum PFAS levels, even among communities without high level contamination from industrial manufacturing.
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French Food Safety Agency Proposes PFAS Monitoring Scheme
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27 Oct 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety has proposed an expanded monitoring scheme for PFAS based on a first-of-its-kind inventory of PFAS contamination and toxicity, comprising more than 247 “forever chemicals.”
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[Podcast] U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. and Carla N. Hutton
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27 Oct 2025 | The National Law Review
In this discussion, Carla Hutton, Rich Engler, and Lynn Bergeson address the federal TSCA reporting obligation and the diverse constellation of state-specific reporting and product restrictions that are mushrooming around the country.
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Historical blood serum samples from Wilmington, North Carolina: The importance of ultrashort-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Science
27 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
This study adds to the body of evidence that ultrashort-chain PFAS occur in high levels in people. Two ultrashort-chain PFAS were detected at high levels in almost every sample.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in seafood from Thailand: Levels, geographic distribution, and risk from dietary exposure
Science
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.