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Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
2 Apr 2025
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.
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Georgia Republicans seek to shield carpet industry, cities from costly toxic PFAS lawsuits
News
19 Feb 2025 | AJC
As northwest Georgia’s carpet manufacturing industry faces a barrage of potentially costly lawsuits, a new proposal introduced in the state legislature would grant broad immunity to carpet companies and municipalities accused of tainting the public water supply with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Research on the PFAS release and migration behavior of multi-layer outdoor jacket fabrics
Science
13 Jan 2025 | J Hazard Mater
The release and migration of PFAS from outdoor jacket fabrics, especially those treated with short-chain fluorinated polymers (C6F13-SFPs), increase during aging, abrasion, and washing cycles, posing significant environmental risks through the migration of PFAS into the environment and the release of microfibers that carry these pollutants.
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Attorneys plan to sue Del. company under federal environmental act
News
5 Sep 2024 | WHYY.org
Gore, known for the Gore-Tex fabric, is accused of improperly disposing of hazardous waste into sewers and the air.
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3M, Chemours Face PFAS Carpet Coating Deception Class Suit
Policy
30 Aug 2024
3M Co., EIDP Inc., and The Chemours Co. were accused in a proposed class action of covering up the harms of PFAS chemicals they sold as carpet stain repellents.
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Mapping Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Footprint from Cosmetics and Carpets across the Continental United States
Science
2 Aug 2024 | ACS EST Water
Consumer products like cosmetics and carpets are significant contributors to PFAS contamination in the environment, especially in densely populated and coastal areas, highlighting the urgent need to stop the production and use of PFAS in these items.
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Amid a battle over turf plans for FDR Park, experts say claims of PFAS-free fake grass are misleading
News
25 Jul 2024 | David Gambacorta and Barbara Laker
The Inquirer asked the three turf companies the city might hire for samples of their product so we could test it. None would reply.
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They’re in pans, fruit, dust – and even tap water. But can I eradicate toxic forever chemicals from my home?
News
25 May 2024 | The Guardian
One person’s attempt to reduce PFAS exposure from everyday items.
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Maine Amends Its PFAS Statute, Exempting Certain Product Categories from the Sales Prohibition and Eliminating the General Notification Requirement
Policy
24 May 2024
The legislation also creates new sales prohibitions for products with intentionally added PFAS with varying effective dates, expands the exemption of certain product categories from the prohibitions, and establishes a new reporting program for those product categories that receive a currently unavoidable use determination from MDEP.
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Cancer-causing chemicals ban signed into law
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8 May 2024 | Coloradoan
On May 1, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed SB24-081 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals (PFAS), which will now prohibit the sale or distribution of certain products containing PFAS in a gradual product phaseout beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and continuing through 2028.
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Global quantification of emerging and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in indoor dust: Levels, profiles and human exposure
Science
1 Apr 2024 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were found in house dust across six global regions, with variations in concentration and composition likely influenced by geography and socioeconomic factors, implying potential exposure risks for toddlers, although overall health risks seem minimal.
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How YOUR home is crawling with ‘forever chemicals’: DailyMail.com graphic reveals how no room is safe from toxic PFAS — which have been linked to cancer, infertility and birth defects
News
29 Jul 2023 | DailyMail.com
A flurry of concern has erupted in recent weeks over PFAS in household items.
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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
News
19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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Concentrations and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates in house rats (Rattus norvegicus) and human blood: Implication for human exposure sources
Science
11 Apr 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Fluorotelomer alcohol exposure and subsequent biotransformation is an important source of PFCAs in humans and rats that live nearby.
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Child growth and development hampered by PFAS in blood, study says
News
27 Mar 2023 | CNN
Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting, are altering hormonal and metabolic pathways needed for human growth and development, according to a new study.