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Simple Wipe Test Reveals PFAS on Firefighter Equipment
News
2 Jan 2026 | Technology Networks
Every gear set carried PFAS, with concentrations reaching hundreds of nanograms per gram.
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New Illinois law to phase out PFAS use on firefighter gear
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31 Dec 2025 | WGEM
By Jan. 1, 2027, it will become illegal to intentionally add PFAS to gear.
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New York City bill aims to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting gear
Policy
2 Dec 2025
The New York fire department is the nation’s largest firefighting force, and approval of the legislation would mark a major win for advocates who are pushing for safer ‘turnout gear’ alternatives across the US.
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Non-destructive surface sampling of PFAS exposure on firefighter protective gears: Potential implications for occupational exposure
Science
27 Nov 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Firefighter turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus surfaces may contain notable levels of PFAS, particularly 6:2 FTS, indicating potential occupational exposure through skin contact and inhalation underscoring a need for improved monitoring while noting that minor PFAS signals in blanks may introduce some uncertainty.
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Washington adopts new PFAS protections to safeguard public health and prevent pollution
Policy
21 Nov 2025
For each product category, Ecology had the option to restrict PFAS, require reporting, or take no action based on the availability of safer solutions.
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Unveiling the chemical safety of clothing articles, textiles and footwear with regard to the presence of carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances, endocrine disruptors and skin sensitizers under EU regulatory restrictions
Science
12 Sep 2025 | Contact Dermatitis
Analysis of 111 apparel items focused on fast-fashion and online markets, found to contain chemicals of concern including PFAS, (detected in about one-third of samples), bisphenols, phthalates, PAHs, and isothiazolinones. Nearly a quarter of items exceeded the proposed EU restrictions limits for at least one chemical.
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New CA Law Aimed at Eliminating PFAS from Firefighter Turnout Gear
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23 Jun 2025 | Firehouse
When firefighters in California head into the flames, they wear special gear to protect them from heat, moisture, smoke and falling materials. But the same equipment meant to keep them safe exposes them to cancer-causing chemicals embedded in their uniforms.
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Fabrics Like Polyester Can Contain a Number of Chemicals That Might Impact Fertility
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7 Jun 2025 | Discover Magazine
There’s definitely no downside to decreasing your exposure to these chemicals, and while clothing is likely not the largest means of exposure to things like PFAS, phthalates, and BPA, if you’re trying to get pregnant, they’re certainly a good place to start.
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[Video] KEEN Effect Films: A Little Story About Forever
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31 May 2025 | KEEN
This short film by artist and filmmaker Max Romey unfolds from the points of view of father (Max) and son (Kip) as they attempt to write a book about what forever means.
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Application of a Non-targeted Biomonitoring Method to Characterize Occupational Chemical Exposures of Women Nurses Relative to Office Workers.
Science
5 May 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Female nurses had higher blood levels of several potentially hazardous chemicals—compared to office workers—including 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid, raising concerns about workplace exposure and the need for safer chemical practices in healthcare settings.
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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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Tests show high level of 'forever chemicals' in Montreal firefighter bunker gear
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18 Nov 2024 | CBC
Tests conducted at Université de Montréal's environmental chemistry laboratory for Radio-Canada's Enquête revealed high levels of PFAS in the textiles that make up a firefighter's bunker gear, the clothing they wear when they respond to calls.
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Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
Policy
26 Aug 2024
Turnout gear sold in Massachusetts and Connecticut must be free of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ by 2027 and 2028.
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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.