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Ten years of PFOS and PFOA human biomonitoring in Italy: Exposure levels and determinants of exposure
Science
14 Mar 2025 | Chemosphere
PFAS exposure in the Italian population has declined over ten years for PFOA but not for PFOS, with higher levels observed in men, individuals in urbanized areas, and those with higher education or occupational skill levels, while proximity to PFAS-emitting industries remains the strongest predictor of elevated exposure.
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Estimating historical PFAS exposures in Ronneby, Sweden using biobanked dried blood spots from newborns
Science
13 Mar 2025 | Environ Res
Researchers used newborn blood samples stored in Sweden's national biobank to show that residents of Ronneby were exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals from contaminated drinking water as early as 1985, with levels rising steadily until 2013 due to fire-fighting foam used at a nearby military airport.
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FCCmigex database receives update
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12 Mar 2025 | Food Packaging Forum
The Food Packaging Forum’s database on migrating and extractable food contact chemicals identified 1,060 new chemicals present in or migrating from food packaging and other food contact articles. 62 new PFAS have been added.
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Chemours to fund costly cleanup of PFAS-contaminated gardens in Dordrecht
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10 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
Dozens of vegetable gardens near the Chemours factory in Dordrecht, the Netherlands are contaminated with PFOA, a type of PFAS, and cleaning them will cost between €25 million and €50 million, a cost the company has agreed to cover.
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France just banned PFAS. Here’s why the U.S. hasn’t.
Policy
22 Feb 2025
The French Parliament has approved a landmark ban on using “forever chemicals” in common products including cosmetics, ski wax and clothing, a move that could reverberate beyond its borders.
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France just banned PFAS. Here’s why the U.S. hasn’t.
News
22 Feb 2025 | The Washington Post
“In the EU, companies that manufacture and profit from chemicals must demonstrate their safety…,” Andrews said. “In the US, all chemicals are assumed safe even in the absence of data, placing the responsibility on government regulators and independent researchers to uncover harm.”
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France's parliament votes to limit use of man-made 'forever chemicals'
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20 Feb 2025 | France24
France's lower-house National Assembly voted Thursday to limit the sale and production of items containing dangerous and highly polluting "forever chemicals".
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Association between PFAS exposure and metabolic-related biomarkers in Spanish adolescents
Science
18 Feb 2025 | Environ Res
Exposure to PFAS chemicals in Spanish teenage boys was linked to higher blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure, and the combination of different PFAS types affected liver health, with a hormone called kisspeptin possibly playing a role.
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Holistic assessment of chemical and biological pollutants in a mediterranean wastewater effluent-dominated stream: Interactions and ecological impacts
Science
12 Feb 2025 | Environ. Pollut.
PFAS were detected in wastewater effluent on the Onyar River, in the northeast Spain, with PFOS showing the highest PFAS concentrations. PFPeA was the only PFAS detected downstream but not upstream, suggesting that its primary source was wastewater.
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Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Relation to Antibody Titers and Infections in Childhood.
Science
28 Jan 2025 | Environ Res
Higher prenatal exposure to PFAS is linked to weaker immune responses in children, leading to lower vaccine antibody levels and increased risk of infections, particularly respiratory illnesses, during early childhood.
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Water industry strategies to manufacture doubt and deflect blame for sewage pollution in England
Science
27 Jan 2025 | Nature Water
Water and sewerage companies in England were found to use 22 greenwashing, disinformation, and manufacturing doubt tactics to help diminish their contributions to water pollution.
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Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
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16 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
In response to the blood results, the government established an independent PFAS scientific advisory panel to advise public policy. The panel’s first report recommended that the government should look at offering bloodletting to affected residents.
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‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries
News
12 Dec 2024 | The Guardian
Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS.
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Comprehensive characterization of European house dust contaminants: Concentrations and profiles, geographical variability, and implications for chemical regulation and health risk
Science
2 Dec 2024 | Sci Total Environ
Analysis of European house dust revealed over 1,200 contaminants, including persistent pollutants like DEHP, PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, and PFBS, with geographic trends showing higher levels of certain chemicals in Southern Europe, underscoring the need for stricter regulation and improved risk assessment.
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Impact of local food consumption on exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate in a contaminated community in North-Eastern Italy
Science
30 Nov 2024 | Epidemiol Prev
Consuming locally-grown foods in PFAS-contaminated areas can significantly increase exposure to PFOA and PFOS, leading to prolonged elevated blood levels, with affected individuals taking about three more years to reduce their concentrations to levels below a clinically significant threshold level.