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Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm
News
22 May 2026 | Portland Press Herald
The state has bought a second farm poisoned by forever chemicals, acquiring a 45-acre property in Unity abandoned by its owners after they discovered their water, fields, produce, and even their blood were saturated by dangerous toxins.
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Longitudinal trends of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese children from birth to 7 years of age
Science
22 May 2026 | Environ Int
Breastfeeding was linked to higher PFAS levels, especially at age 2; higher BMI and suburban residence were associated with higher concentrations; and higher parental education was associated with lower PFAS levels.
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PFAS exposure induces hearing loss by targeting cochlear hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons
Science
21 May 2026 | Sci Rep
PFAS exposure in mice was linked to hearing loss because it damaged key cells in the inner ear that help detect sound and send sound signals to the brain.
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EPA Proposes to Extend Deadlines and Revise Definitions for PFAS Drinking Water Rule
Policy
20 May 2026
The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on July 7, 2026, to discuss both the proposed deadline extension and the rescission of the four PFAS from the 2024 rule. Read the proposals and submit your comments by July 20, 2026.
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Popular Adhesive Bandages Contain Low Levels of PFAS
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20 May 2026 | Consumer Reports
Of the 14 bandage brands we tested, we found two of them explicitly claim on their websites that their products are PFAS-free: Patch (which contained 3.5 ng/g of one specific PFAS) and Bioswiss (which contained 4.2 ng/g of the same individual PFAS).
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How worried should I be about PFAS in my leggings?
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20 May 2026 | The Guardian
“...even if I don’t wear leggings (typically), I will be exposed to PFAS by everybody else who wears leggings with PFAS,” wrote Peaslee.
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PFAS contamination in agricultural systems near an active war zone: Sources, distribution, and crop uptake
Science
20 May 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
In the Middle East, PFAS were found in soil and potato plants near an active war zone; farming practices likely explained much of the soil contamination, while contaminated leaves may point to PFAS pollution moving through the air from conflict activity or regional air pollution.
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Data centers have a PFAS problem
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19 May 2026 | Sierra
There are alternatives to cooling in data centers, such as propane or ammonia gases. But these solutions may not work as well. Propane is explosive. Other forms of non-PFAS cooling requires investment in technology.
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Analysis of ultrashort per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fruits and vegetables
Science
19 May 2026 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
TFA, an ultrashort PFAS, was found in all 103 fruit and vegetable samples tested in the U.S. with the estimated daily exposure from these foods below the European Food Safety Authority’s acceptable daily intake level.
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Netherlands identifies 57 high-risk PFAS sites needing urgent cleanup
News
16 May 2026 | NL Times
So far, authorities have identified roughly 4,000 potentially contaminated sites and selected nearly 600 for deeper investigation.
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PFAS monitoring finds forever chemicals in every rain and snow sample across the Great Lakes
News
15 May 2026 | Innovation News Network
Researchers discovered that routine testing captures only a small fraction of fluorinated chemicals present in precipitation, suggesting environmental contamination may be more extensive than previously understood.
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State announces $3 million in PFAS Fund research grants to support impacted farms
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15 May 2026 | Maine Public
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is currently working with 127 sites to provide testing, financial assistance, research, and technical support to help farmers make informed decisions and continue operating safely.
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EPA, environmental advocates face off over PFAS in Manchester's wastewater treatment plant
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15 May 2026 | NPR
Lawyers for the Conservation Law Foundation argued before a federal environmental appeals board Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency had not done its due diligence when creating a new permit for Manchester’s wastewater treatment facility.
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Michigan Health Department releases findings about project on contaminants in firefighters’ blood
News
15 May 2026 | Click On Detroit
Confirmed concentrations for 13 types of PFAS, such as PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS, in the blood of Michigan firefighters.
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Occurrence of ultrashort-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the coral reef ecosystem of the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea
Science
15 May 2026 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Ultrashort PFAS, especially TFA, were widely found in reef-building corals, suggesting these highly mobile chemicals can accumulate in coral ecosystems and be linked to hazards such as algal growth inhibition and toxicity concerns for aquatic organisms.