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Fluorine mass balance exposes intrinsic PFAS and precursor content in geosynthetics used in landfill systems
Science
11 May 2026 | Environ. Pollut.
Geosynthetic landfill materials contain PFAS including ultra-short-chain compounds such as PFPrA and TFA, along with PFBS and fluorotelomer-related species, while over 80% of fluorinated content remains unidentified, indicating these materials may act as overlooked long-term PFAS sources and that conventional monitoring substantially underestimates total PFAS inventories.
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Worried about forever chemicals? There's 1 simple trick that will immediately reduce your exposure
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27 Feb 2026 | HuffPost
“One of the things that I like to recommend since it’s just so easy, is that washing your hands before you eat can greatly reduce chemical exposures in your body since things like flame retardants and other things stick to dust — they get on our hands or whatnot,” Stoiber said.
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HFPO-TA provokes greater gill injury than PFOA in Opsariichthys bidens: A toxicological assessment of a next-generation PFAS substitute
Science
14 Feb 2026 | Environ Int
In a controlled fish study, the PFAS substitute HFPO-TA was associated with greater disruption of gill structure, antioxidant defenses, immune signaling, and mitochondrial regulation than PFOA, suggesting it may pose heightened ecological risk despite its use as a replacement.
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‘Not surprising’: Pilot program finds elevated levels of PFAS among Indiana firefighters
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24 Jan 2026 | The Republic
The results showed that all participating firefighters in the region that includes Bartholomew County had elevated levels of PFAS in their blood, including 5% deemed to be at an “increased risk,” according to a DHS report on the program.
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Assessment of human exposure to particle-associated organic pollutants in home environments of Lisbon, Portugal
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19 Jan 2026 | Environ Res
Particle-bound PFAS including PFBS, PFHxA, PFOA, and PFNA were detected at higher concentrations indoors than outdoors in Lisbon homes, suggesting indoor materials and consumer products may be associated with ongoing PFAS inhalation exposure.
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Unforeseen risks due to the use of fluorinated materials for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance removal
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30 Dec 2025 | Nature
Researchers report that fluorinated materials used for PFAS removal may inadvertently release additional fluorinated compounds during production, use, or disposal, suggesting that non-fluorinated alternatives offer safer options for treatment technologies.
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Obtaining and evaluating information on the use, release, and health effects of two types of long-chain PFAS used as alternatives for legacy long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids: a case study.
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8 Apr 2025 | Environ Health Perspect
Two long-chain PFAS used at a New Jersey fluoropolymer facility, were found to be as bioaccumulative and toxic as phased-out long-chain PFAAs they have replaced, with human half-lives of several years and health effects observed in both animals and exposed workers.
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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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An overview of potential alternatives for the multiple uses of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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24 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
40 out of 325 known PFAS applications have safer and effective alternatives already available. However, no alternatives were yet identified for 83 uses.
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EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Student Teams to Develop Environmental Technologies
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20 Sep 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $498,801 in research funding to five college teams to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges.
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It’s too soon to stop studying the potential effects of PFAS on human health
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9 Aug 2024 | Nature
Despite positive signs regarding the decreasing presence of specific PFAS in the blood of sampled humans, we do not know enough about this broad class of substances to justify stopping research on their toxicity.
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National PFAS Class Action Refiled, to Stay in District Court
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19 Jul 2024 | Bloomberg Law
A revised class action that seeks information about the health effects of two PFAS will remain in the federal district court that partly granted the plaintiff’s request in 2022.
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[Perspective] From “forever chemicals” to fluorine-free alternatives
Science
18 Jul 2024 | Science
PFAS are persistent chemicals with significant health hazards, leading to regulatory actions and efforts to find safer alternatives, which present challenges in ensuring effective replacements without causing unintended consequences or compromising performance.
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They’re in pans, fruit, dust – and even tap water. But can I eradicate toxic forever chemicals from my home?
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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.