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Comprehensive per-and polyfluorinated substances profiling in beverages: Simultaneous quantification of ultrashort-chain to long-chain compounds in ready-to-drink teas and fruit juices
Science
11 May 2026 | Toxics
Ready-to-drink teas and fruit juices bought from a local Pennsylvania grocery store contained mainly ultrashort-chain PFAS, especially TFA, TFMS, PFPrA, and PFPrS, with some short-chain PFAS also detected.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban products like playmats, infant bedding that contain toxic PFAS chemicals
Policy
30 Apr 2026
Legislators advanced legislation that would prohibit the manufacture or sale of certain products that intentionally contain PFAS beginning in 2028.
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‘Alarming’ levels of PFAS from Pittsburgh airport are being discharged into Montour Run watershed
News
17 Feb 2026 | The Allegheny Front
The highest level the airport reported was 62,900 parts per trillion of one type of PFAS – over 15,000 times the EPA’s safety level.
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Pennsylvania Rep. introduces bill aimed at banning 'forever chemicals' in certain products
Policy
15 Jan 2026
House Bill 2145 aims to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals", from high-contact products like cosmetics, dental floss, children's products and menstrual pads and tampons.
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Integrating ultrashort-chain compounds into the comprehensive analysis of per- and polyfluorinated substances in ready-to-feed liquid milk samples
Science
25 Aug 2025 | Journal of Chromatography Open
Across the 24 American milk samples tested, PFAS were found in every type, including dairy, plant-based, and infant formula, with ultrashort-chain compounds like trifluoroacetic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, and short-chain PFAS such as PFBA and PFHpA being the most widespread.
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New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?
News
15 Aug 2025 | USA Today
The borough manager in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, points to a firefighter training facility as the source of contamination that averaged 32 times the federal limit over the past year.
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6 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
News
13 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The Pennsylvania water systems that currently don’t comply with the state’s regulations are required to inform their customers and take corrective measures.
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Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester
News
6 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Predicted Potential for Aquatic Exposure Effects of Per-and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania’s Statewide Network of Streams
Science
19 Dec 2024 | Toxics
A machine learning model was used to effectively predict the ecological health risks of PFAS in Pennsylvania stream water, finding that industrial/urban land cover, rainfall intensity, geology, and agricultural factors had the greatest impacts.
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Penn State will pay more than $564K after investigation into drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
News
23 Nov 2024 | Spotlight PA
Penn State will pay more than $564,000 toward the ongoing cleanup of contaminated drinking water affecting dozens of homes near the university’s airport in Benner Township.
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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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More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard
News
27 Jun 2024 | WHYY
For the first time, Pa. schools with on-site wells have been required to test drinking water for PFAS. Some rely on private wells because they are far away from public water.
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Evaluation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill liquids from Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Wisconsin
Science
19 Mar 2024 | Chemosphere
Average PFAS levels in landfills from Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Wisconsin were 6,900, 22,000, 280, and 260 ppt in leachate, gas condensate, stormwater, and groundwater, respectively, with variations attributed to landfill design and local climate and higher PFAS levels in leachate exposed to open air and in groundwater near landfills without bottom liners.
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Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania surface waters: A statewide assessment, associated sources, and land-use relations
Science
15 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Electronics manufacturing & water pollution control facilities were associated with greater PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania.
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Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report
News
10 Mar 2023 | The Guardian
The lawn replacement – largely fallen out of favor in professional sports these days – contains large amounts of toxic chemicals.