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North Texas odor sparks concern over potential 'forever chemicals' in fertilizers
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10 Apr 2025 | Rebecca Lopez
Residents say a foul odor has been drifting through the community almost every morning, and many believe it’s coming from biosolids being spread by a nearby rancher.
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Military’s use of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ leaves lasting scars
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10 Apr 2025 | The Hill
This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details how a set of toxic compounds have devastated entire communities across the country. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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Inhance sues EPA to keep PFAS data confidential
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9 Apr 2025 | C&EN
Inhance Technologies, a small Texas-based company that fluorinates plastic containers, is fighting to keep its R&D testing data confidential.
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Wisconsin confronts PFAS crisis amid legislative debates, public health concerns
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9 Apr 2025 | The Badger Herald
Wisconsin is still grappling with the pervasive issue of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” due to their persistent nature in the environment and human body.
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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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New House Republican proposal seeks to exempt many toxic PFAS from review
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7 Apr 2025 | The Guardian
Two lawmakers introduced a resolution to repeal a 2024 Biden rule that closed a ‘low volume exemption’ loophole.
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PFAS insights: A review of historical data, environmental applications, health effects, and pollution challenges in Pakistan
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7 Apr 2025 | Environ. Sci. Policy
Untreated industrial waste in Pakistan has led to widespread PFAS contamination in rivers, fish, and drinking water, posing risks to public health, while limited regulations and weak enforcement hinder effective response.
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Maryland Sues Gore-Tex for Polluting State’s Waters With PFAS
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4 Apr 2025 | EcoWatch
The State of Maryland is suing the makers of Gore-Tex waterproof clothing for polluting the drinking water of residents living around the company’s rural Maryland facilities with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.”
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[Video] PFAS detected in multiple New York counties' water, environmentalists say
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4 Apr 2025 | CBS News
CBS News, New York's Alecia Reid tells us about the new benchmark put in place by the EPA that is being challenged.
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Evaluation of sheep exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances through hair sample analysis.
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4 Apr 2025 | J Vet Res
Testing wool from 50 sheep in two Kyrgyz regions revealed PFAS in every sample, with the short-chain PFPeA and PFBuA most abundantThe study does not answer whether contaminated wool could transfer these pollutants to people.
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Removing PFAS from Semiconductor Manufacturing, From Resists to Rinses
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3 Apr 2025 | EE Times
This article delves into the efforts and challenges faced by the semiconductor industry, particularly through the lens of imec’s initiatives, to eliminate PFAS from their materials.
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Toxic dust? PFAS found in homes near NC plant
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1 Apr 2025 | WRAL News
A study found high PFAS levels in household dust near a Chemours plant, raising concerns about another exposure route for residents. Researchers detected PFAS in every sampled home.
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INSIGHT: An integrated framework for safe and sustainable chemical and material assessment
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29 Mar 2025 | Comput Struct Biotechnol J
The INSIGHT project develops a computational framework using Impact Outcome Pathways to integrate toxicology, life cycle assessment, socio-economic data, and omics for assessing the safety and sustainability of chemicals like PFAS, graphene, silica, and antimicrobial coatings.
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Elevated PFAS precursors in septage and residential pump stations
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25 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Septic systems and residential pump stations—despite lacking industrial input—were found to be significant sources of PFAS contamination, with septic systems showing especially high levels of PFAS precursors like diPAPs, underscoring the need to include precursor analysis in monitoring and to strengthen wastewater treatment strategies for decentralized systems.
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Even as French Island makes progress on safe drinking water, effects of PFAS contamination remain
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24 Mar 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Residents say they loved the taste of French Island water, look forward to drinking tap water again after new well comes in 2027.