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Chemical exposome patterns in mothers and children across urbanisation levels in five European birth cohorts
Science
2 Apr 2026 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Urban versus non-urban living may shape exposure to multiple chemicals during pregnancy and childhood, with some substances like phenols and phthalates higher in urban areas while PFAS associated with agricultural practices such as PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFUnDA may be higher in non-urban children.
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Erin Brockovich warns PFAS problem spreading beyond Georgia town at meeting
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1 Apr 2026 | The National News Des
“It’s going to be the entire state of Georgia,” Brockovich said. “It’s in the landfills, it’s in the rivers, it’s in the creeks, it’s in the tributaries, it’s in the soil, it’s in the farmland. It’s in the food chain.”
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PFAS in the EU: a regulatory turning point
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1 Apr 2026 | A & O Shearman
ECHA published the detailed restriction proposal on February 7, 2023. A six-month public consultation on the proposal ran from March 22 to September 25, 2023.
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Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in lung tissues and their association with lung cancer.
Science
1 Apr 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFOS, PFOA, PFCAs, and PFSAs, were detected in lung tumor tissues from cancer patients and were associated with cancer biomarkers, suggesting that these chemicals may accumulate in lungs and could be linked to disease processes.
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Distribution and concentration of airborne per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor and outdoor environments: A systematic review
Science
1 Apr 2026 | Saf Health Work
Airborne PFAS, including fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids, and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, are found at higher levels indoors and in occupational settings than outdoors.
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[Public Comment] Consultation on the SEAC draft opinion on restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – Guidance for respondents
Policy
30 Mar 2026
This second public consultation will differ from the first by focusing only on uses, derogations, and alternatives, using a survey format with limited space for responses and no attachments, and reflecting SEAC’s detailed evaluation of only the 14 sectors included in the original 2023 restriction proposal due to time constraints.
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[Podcast] Killer Chemistry
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30 Mar 2026 | Spotify
Killer Chemistry is a true-crime science podcast that explores how military science developed for the Manhattan Project ended up in the biology of nearly every living thing.
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Impact of regulatory actions to establish maximum contaminant levels on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in New Jersey public water systems
Science
30 Mar 2026 | Environ. Int.
State-level actions to establish drinking water limits for PFOA, PFOS, and PFNA were associated with substantial reductions in contamination levels in New Jersey public water systems, suggesting such regulatory approaches may effectively reduce exposure.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances leaching from micro-and nanoplastics and the associated influence of the plastisphere
Science
29 Mar 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Micro- and nanoplastics, particularly fluoropolymers, may release specific PFAS such as short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (e.g., PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA) and PFOA into seawater.
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European Chemicals Agency backs EU-wide PFAS ban
Policy
27 Mar 2026
‘The committees have spent the last three years carefully dissecting the scientific and socio-economic evidence about PFAS and the harms they cause,’ says Hélène Duguy at ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental organisation. ‘It was no easy task, but their conclusion is clear: the EU needs a restriction on PFAS.’
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EPA should intervene on behalf of towns for PFAS in biosolids, filings argue
Policy
27 Mar 2026
The briefs were filed one week after Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group, formally filed an appeal in their case seeking to compel EPA to regulate PFAS in biosolids. A judge previously dismissed PEER’s case in September.
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Consumers will soon see PFAS icon on products in New Mexico
News
27 Mar 2026 | KRQE
Companies that don’t follow the rules could be fined tens of thousands of dollars per violation.
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Missouri water districts exceed federal limits for PFAS contamination
News
27 Mar 2026 | KY3
One Missouri city has contamination levels nearly three times the federal limit.
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Report finding PFAS pesticides on California crops prompts a new bill
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26 Mar 2026 | Monterey County Now
Twenty-five of the 50 PFAS pesticides currently allowed in California have already been banned from the E.U., “usually a step ahead of the U.S. in chemical regulation,” Del Chiaro says.
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Study finds 'Dirty Dozen' veggies and fruit with most PFAS residues
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26 Mar 2026 | Indianapolis Star
Three pesticides that regularly showed up in EWG’s report include fludioxonil, which was found in 14% of all produce samples and about 90% of all peaches and plums tested, as well as fluopyran and bifenthrin, which are found in many different fruits and vegetables.