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Farm use of PFAS-laden sludge raises health concerns. But, some ask, where else can it go?
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17 Feb 2026 | New Hampshire Bulletin
“In New Hampshire, we have not yet had to come to terms with the damage that has been done and is still being done,” Jumper said. “This bill is necessary to start the process of dealing with the problem.”
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NASEM publishes report to guide USDA’s response to PFAS in agricultural systems
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16 Feb 2026 | Food Safety Magazine
Despite this potential, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identified practical barriers, such as program oversubscription, eligibility constraints, and producers’ reluctance to pursue assistance due to concerns about attracting regulatory attention.
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Ionic PFAS in PM2. 5 and dust: Insights on indoor-outdoor profiles and distribution
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16 Feb 2026 | Environ. Pollut.
Ionic PFAS were detected widely in indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and dust in Calgary, Canada with findings suggesting long-chain PFCAs may originate from shared indoor sources and partition between air and dust, potentially contributing to inhalation exposure, while short-chain PFCAs may increase during wildfire events and facilitate long-range transport.
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Microplastics as vectors of antibiotics, heavy metals, and PFAS from agricultural soils to the food chain: Sources, transport pathways, and human health implications
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15 Feb 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS adsorption was generally highest on PET and in polypropylene, indicating that certain widely used polymers may preferentially accumulate PFAS and potentially enhance their transport within agricultural and food systems.
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Open dumps as a critical source of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in agricultural soils of Pakistan: Evidence of trifluoroacetic acid dominance
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14 Feb 2026 | Environ Pollut
Open dumps may function as long-term reservoirs of PFAS in nearby agricultural soils, with short-chain compounds such as trifluoroacetic acid dominating contamination and urban areas showing higher burdens.
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HFPO-TA provokes greater gill injury than PFOA in Opsariichthys bidens: A toxicological assessment of a next-generation PFAS substitute
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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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Guidance for federal conservation programs on PFAS on agricultural lands offered in new report
Policy
13 Feb 2026
The report examines the scope of PFAS challenges in agriculture and identifies steps these agencies could take to reduce impacts on natural resources and agricultural productivity.
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The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
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13 Feb 2026 | Gist
Officials test multiple points on each competitor’s equipment, using a technique known as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to detect fluoros.
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3M class action claims company knowingly contaminated Georgia’s water supply
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12 Feb 2026 | Top Class Actions
“3M’s PFAS has contaminated, and continues to contaminate, the wastewater-treatment facilities and property of the proposed class representatives and class members,” the 3M class action says.
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Florida’s PFAS crisis is about to hit water bills hard
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12 Feb 2026 | Florida Today
Florida’s cautious approach — waiting for federal guidance rather than adopting early, aggressive standards — helped the state avoid challenges seen in other regions, where systems became outdated shortly after installation.
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Louisville Found PFAS in Drinking Water. The Trump Administration Wouldn’t Require Any Action.
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12 Feb 2026 | Louisville Public Media
The GenX levels Louisville found in December 2024 were 15 times the reading from the previous month: 52 parts per trillion versus 3.4 ppt.
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Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
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11 Feb 2026 | ProPublica
“They just obfuscate,” said Broyles. “It’s just a continuation of the same thing: ‘We’re going to stick our heads in the sand and hope that nobody notices.’”
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The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn’t Britain?
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10 Feb 2026 | The Guardian
“There is a slightly different way of thinking in the UK [compared with the EU] in terms of philosophy,” he said. The difference was that rather than a blanket ban, the UK would choose what to ban a “a bit more slowly or gradually in a prioritised way”.
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Georgia bill would block families from suing carpetmakers for contamination on their land, water
Policy
10 Feb 2026
He is part of a growing list of families suing carpet manufacturers and chemical companies in the Dalton area, saying they knew of the dangers stain resistant products posed “but hid them.”
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Impact of Perfluorinated Organic Acids on Bacterial Ice Nucleators
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10 Feb 2026 | J Phys Chem B
In a lab study, PFOA and PFOS were found to interfere with bacteria that help initiate ice formation, which could potentially affect how freezing occurs in weather and ecological systems.