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Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards
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11 Apr 2025 | Times Union
A lawsuit from national utility groups could threaten federal standards for “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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PFAS regulations and economic impact: A review of U.S. pulp & paper and textiles industries
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8 Apr 2025 | Chemosphere
The pulp, paper, and textiles industries face financial risks from PFAS pollution, including treatment costs projected at $3 billion annually, product bans, recycling disruptions, and lawsuits like an $11.9 million paper mill settlement, all due to widespread emissions, contamination, and lack of PFAS-specific regulations.
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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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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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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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Determinants of plasma poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy: The Japan environment and children’s study
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1 Apr 2025 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf
In a study of 103,099 pregnant women in Japan, researchers found that PFAS levels in blood varied most by region, with higher levels linked to certain areas, older age, higher fish intake, and socioeconomic status—highlighting both geographic and personal factors driving exposure to these toxic chemicals.
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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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Contaminations from lithium-ion battery fires—per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soot
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26 Mar 2025 | Fire Technology
Fires involving lithium-ion batteries release significant amounts of toxic PFAS chemicals into soot, with higher temperatures causing greater emissions—raising urgent concerns for environmental safety and battery recycling.
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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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‘This is dangerous’: New rule proposes PFAS changes, wouldn’t punish polluters
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24 Mar 2025 | WECT 6
A new rule proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission would require companies to test for PFAS pollution and submit plans to reduce it, but wouldn’t create pollution limits or enforce penalties for contamination.
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Non-metal roofing materials as potential sources for pollutants-laboratory leaching studies on various roofing materials
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24 Mar 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFAS were detected in leachate from several common non-metal roofing materials—such as fiber cement and bitumen shingles—indicating that rooftops may be an overlooked source of PFAS pollution in urban stormwater runoff.
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We put Minnesota’s new PFAS law to the test. Not everyone passed.
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20 Mar 2025 | Minnesota Star Tribune
The Star Tribune used a screening test similar to what the MPCA would. Some results were above the level that could trigger a state inquiry.
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Bennington region has the most severe PFAS contamination problem in the state, and new research finds it is getting worse
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20 Mar 2025 | VTDigger
“We’re trying to give the community the best science so they can make sense of the issue and they can come together to seek reasonable solutions,” said a Bennington College professor.
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What we know about newly discovered PFAS near Ann Arbor
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19 Mar 2025 | Michigan Live
A recent discovery of forever chemicals linked to health problems is suspected to have originated from a decades-old manufacturing site near Ann Arbor.
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Exposure to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory and skin effects in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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19 Mar 2025 | J Hazard Mater
PFHxS was associated with an increased risk of atopic dermatitis, like eczema, in children, especially when exposure occurred during the prenatal period, suggesting that even early-life exposure to certain PFAS can impact immune and skin health.