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US officially moves to dismantle drinking water PFAS regulations
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21 May 2026 | Chemistry World
‘We are fixing that error with standards water systems can actually implement and that will hold up to scrutiny, while addressing PFOA and PFOS, two of the best-studied PFAS with well-documented health impacts,’ EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated.
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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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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
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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
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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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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.
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NC regulators are choosing to not set numeric limits on chemical pollution in waterways. Why?
Policy
14 May 2026
At the same time the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says health-based numeric standards are the most effective, fair way to protect people’s health because they would reduce PFAS and 1,4 dioxane pollution at the source instead of forcing water utilities to pay for expensive filtration after contamination reaches drinking water supplies.
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PFAS detected in Haleakalā National Park water system
Policy
11 May 2026
The detection of PFAS at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator was confirmed through multiple samples collected between Nov. 14, 2023, and March 31, 2026. Haleakalā National Park notified the Hawai‘i Department of Health of the initial detection on May 1, 2026.
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Comprehensive per-and polyfluorinated substances profiling in beverages: Simultaneous quantification of ultrashort-chain to long-chain compounds in ready-to-drink teas and fruit juices
Science
11 May 2026 | Toxics
Ready-to-drink teas and fruit juices bought from a local Pennsylvania grocery store contained mainly ultrashort-chain PFAS, especially TFA, TFMS, PFPrA, and PFPrS, with some short-chain PFAS also detected.
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Gov. Spanberger signs wetlands, PFAS and flooding bills
Policy
7 May 2026
Virginia will begin PFAS testing in biosolids and require quarterly discharge monitoring from wastewater plants, industry, and firefighting sources, as weaker regional limits have led to sludge exports and ongoing concerns about contamination risks to agricultural communities.
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Penguins are helping scientists track ‘forever chemicals’ in Patagonia
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7 May 2026 | CNN
“The concentration (of PFAS) is not high, but we found it consistently,” says Vanstreels. “It shows that even in this very remote, not very inhabited region, these animals are getting exposure on a consistent basis.”
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Are Fort Peck Reservoir fish too polluted to eat? It depends on who you ask
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6 May 2026 | Montana Free Press
“I wouldn’t in a million years feed my kid a fish out of Fort Peck right now,” she told MTFP. “I just wouldn’t, for safety’s sake.”
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Recommended toxicity reference values for PFOS and PFHxS in mammals and PFOS in birds
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5 May 2026 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS and PFHxS are associated with population-level reproductive effects at higher exposures, including reduced offspring survival, increased stillbirths, and decreased hatching success, with PFOS showing greater toxicity, while also establishing chronic-dose toxicity reference values to support ecological risk assessments.