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[Translated from Italian] Death from PFAS cancer: Court recognizes link to work at Miteni
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27 May 2025 | Verona Sera
The family members of a MITENI worker have won a case against the National Institute for Workers Insurance (INAIL) regarding the recognition of occupational disease in a case of kidney cancer. As far as I know, exposure was confirmed through the worker's occupational history (a job-exposure matrix had been produced), while no assessment of PFOA levels in the worker's serum was available.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in placental compartments: Histopathological and toxicological data integration in an Italian cohort
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27 May 2025
Placenta samples from Italian pregnancies almost always contained multiple PFAS chemicals, and higher levels were tied to blood‑flow problems and abnormal growths, suggesting these persistent pollutants may disrupt normal placental function and threaten pregnancy health.
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Low levels of PFAS detected in water system serving Central Maui
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22 May 2025 | Star-Advertiser
The Hawaii Department of Health said low levels of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” were detected in water samples collected from a system that serves a portion of Central Maui.
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PFAS 'forever chemicals' found at Salem airport: What to know
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20 May 2025 | Statesman Journal
City officials have launched an investigation into the presence of PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as forever chemicals, after they were found in 2024 at the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport.
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PFAS Free Lubricants Industry Research Report 2025-2034 - Lubricant Suppliers Leverage Circular Economy Trends to Build Sustainable Market Leadership
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20 May 2025 | Yahoo!Finance
The Global PFAS-Free Lubricants Market is growing as industries shift away from PFAS due to regulatory and environmental pressures.
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Spatial trends and health risks of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in San Francisco Bay fish from 2009 to 2019
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20 May 2025 | ACS ES&T Water
Fish caught in San Francisco Bay—especially in its southern stretch—carry persistently high levels of PFAS such as PFOS and even newly detected chemicals, signaling a clear need for broader monitoring and stronger safeguards for seafood consumers.
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National Assessment of PFAS in Landfill Leachate in China: Non-Negligible Ultrashort-Chain Components and Socioeconomic Impacts
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20 May 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
A nationwide survey of 70 Chinese landfills found that their wastewater holds sizable amounts of PFAS, mostly newer ultrashort‑chain chemicals, releasing about 419 kg into the environment each year and underscoring the need for stricter waste controls.
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A comprehensive analytical approach to monitoring selected emerging contaminant classes in sewage sludge and e-waste from Norway
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19 May 2025 | J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
Norwegian researchers found that anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge converts PFAS precursors into highly mobile perfluorocarboxylic acids and leaves more persistent long‑chain PFAS, while discarded e‑waste plastics, although less contaminated, still harbor up to 176 ng g⁻¹ of PFAS, indicating that both sludge treatment and electronics recycling inadvertently leak these pollutants.
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Identification and environmental occurrence of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances derived from lithium-ion battery
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18 May 2025 | Water Res
Water and sediment near lithium‑ion battery factories and recycling sites in China contain 33 different PFAS chemicals, including seven never documented before, revealing that battery production and recycling can release highly mobile short‑chain PFAS that may endanger ecosystems and human health.
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3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark ‘forever chemical’ settlement
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14 May 2025 | The Hill
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.”
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Uncovering the effects of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances distribution in the Tropical Western Pacific
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14 May 2025
Scientists warn that the North Pacific’s huge swirling gyre is now amassing large amounts of short‑chain “forever chemicals” such as PFBA—along with residual PFOA—making these substitutes the main pollutants in Tropical Western Pacific surface waters and raising new worries for ocean life and human health.
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Exposure to Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Diet and Drinking Water in California Adults, 2018-2020
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14 May 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
By analyzing blood samples from 700 adults in southern and eastern California, scientists found that even low but detectable PFAS in local tap water significantly raised people’s levels of the legacy chemicals PFOA and PFHxS, while seafood and eggs contributed smaller amounts.
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Hair analysis as a non-invasive method for assessing the exposure of wildlife to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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13 May 2025 | Environ Pollut
By analyzing blood samples from 700 adults in southern and eastern California, scientists found that even low but detectable PFAS in local tap water significantly raised people’s levels of the legacy chemicals PFOA and PFHxS, while seafood and eggs contributed smaller amounts.
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Transformation of polyfluoroalkyl precursors in AFFF-contaminated concrete
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10 May 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
In AFFF‑soaked airport concrete, high‑pH conditions quickly break down PFAS precursors into mobile pollutants such as PFBA, PFHxA and PFOA, while most sulfonamide precursors stay locked in the slab—showing that runways can keep leaking PFAS long after foam use ends.
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They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
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9 May 2025 | The Texas Tribune
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.