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Atmospheric deposition and co-occurrence patterns of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in urban snow
Science
3 Feb 2026 | J AOAC Int.
Fresh snow in urban Romania was found to act as a temporary sink for multiple airborne pollutants, such as chlorinated organophosphate flame retardants and PFOA, with potential atmospheric deposition as a pathway for downstream exposure during snowmelt.
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Validation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Method for Detection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Analytes in Food and Feed: First Action 2025.06
Science
3 Feb 2026 | J AOAC Int
The U.S. FDA method was found to reliably measure 30 PFAS, such as PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS, across a range of human and animal foods.
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Temporal Trends of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Tibetan Plateau Sediment Cores (1952-2020): Tracking Global Emission History and Industrial Transformation in PFAS Production
Science
3 Feb 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Sediment records from remote Tibetan Plateau lakes indicate PFAS deposition has increased over time and shifted toward short-chain compounds after 2000, likely reflecting global regulation-driven changes.
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A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
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2 Feb 2026 | AP
Stella is far from the only community near industrial sites and military bases nationwide where enormous amounts of PFAS have contaminated the landscape, posing a particular threat to nearby well owners.
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Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. fined $750,000 for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
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2 Feb 2026 | Government of Canada
In May 2023, as part of a routine inspection, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers discovered the company was selling some eyeliner products that had Perfluorononyl Dimethicone listed as an ingredient.
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Wisconsin moves forward with PFAS limits that Trump EPA is rolling back
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2 Feb 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
“We certainly hope that the state and the federal government will provide the support to allow our utilities to do the projects and build the facilities and do the treatment where it might be necessary to meet these regulations as quickly as possible,” Smith said.
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Assessment of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in surface waters used for urban water supply in Brazil
Science
2 Feb 2026 | Toxics
PFAS and PBDEs were consistently detected in surface waters supplying urban populations in southeastern Brazil, with seasonal patterns suggesting links to urban and industrial influences and highlighting potential drinking water concerns in a country without specific regulatory limits.
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Forever chemicals linked to multiple sclerosis in concerning new study
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2 Feb 2026 | Yahoo!Health
Using Swedish health data, researchers measured 24 PFAS compounds in the blood of 907 patients recently diagnosed with MS and 907 healthy controls. They also considered seven byproducts from other forever chemicals, called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
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PFAS in commercially available organic amendments and food-contact paper products
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1 Feb 2026 | Sci Total Environ
PFHxA and other short-chain PFCAs are dominant in composts and food-contact paper products, with PFOS dominant in biosolid-derived fertilizers, suggesting different waste sources may introduce distinct PFAS mixtures into soils used for gardening and agriculture.
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PFAS regulation and enforcement accelerate in Germany
Policy
30 Jan 2026
Germany is transposing EU drinking water rules into national law, introducing binding PFAS limits and tighter monitoring, while EU restrictions on firefighting foams and broader class-based controls advance.
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Timeline of PFAS cleanup near Fairchild quietly pushed back 6 years
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30 Jan 2026 | KXLY
"Well, it's been so long since 2017 of talking about it investigating, discussing but yet not a drop of PFAS has yet been scooped up out of the ground or at the water," said John Hancock, president of the West Plains Water Coalition and a resident whose home is impacted by the contamination in Washington State.
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[Video] How PFAS harm our health — and why they're everywhere
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30 Jan 2026 | PBS News
Horizons moderator William Brangham explores these chemicals and how we can protect ourselves with investigative journalist Mariah Blake and scientist Laurel Schaider.
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European apples contaminated with cocktails of pesticides (PFAS, neurotoxins and other highly toxic substances)
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29 Jan 2026 | Pesticide Action Network Europe
Two-thirds (64%) of apples contained at least one PFAS pesticide, while one-third (36%) contained neurotoxic pesticides.
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PFAS: Pollution in the EU could cost up to €1.7 trillion
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29 Jan 2026 | Le Monde
If no action were taken to halt PFAS production in Europe, emissions into the environment could nearly triple between 2020 and 2050, reaching as much as 4.4 million tons.
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Lithium helps reduce PFAS to reusable fluorine
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29 Jan 2026 | C&EN
They found that lithium indeed helps break 95% of the strong carbon-fluorine bonds in perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a common PFAS.