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Maine is tightening limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Are communities ready?
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22 Apr 2026 | Portland Press Herald
That’s less difficult for a larger utility such as the Sanford Water District, which already has qualified technicians on its payroll, according to its superintendent, David Parent, but strenuous for others.
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Report to the legislature: Assessments of feasibility of regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water as the entire class or as certain subclasses or mixtures and treatment technologies for removal of PFAS from drinking water or wastewater
Policy
21 Apr 2026
The report concludes that it currently is infeasible to develop a class-wide PFAS drinking water standard, but it leaves the door open for that circumstance changing. It also mentions California’s efforts to develop a broad spectrum analytical approach for PFAS and a treatment-based regulation for the entire class of PFAS.
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Diet, lifestyle, and sociodemographic influences on serum concentration of PFASs: Insights from human biomonitoring in Switzerland.
Science
17 Apr 2026 | Environ Int
Human biomonitoring in Swiss adults suggests PFAS in the body are largely driven by older, persistent compounds and tend to increase with age and in males, while higher levels are linked to exposures like local freshwater fish consumption and certain product uses, indicating that multiple, compound-specific pathways contribute to overall PFAS burden.
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Erin Brockovich warns PFAS problem spreading beyond Georgia town at meeting
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1 Apr 2026 | The National News Des
“It’s going to be the entire state of Georgia,” Brockovich said. “It’s in the landfills, it’s in the rivers, it’s in the creeks, it’s in the tributaries, it’s in the soil, it’s in the farmland. It’s in the food chain.”
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[Public Comment] Consultation on the SEAC draft opinion on restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – Guidance for respondents
Policy
30 Mar 2026
This second public consultation will differ from the first by focusing only on uses, derogations, and alternatives, using a survey format with limited space for responses and no attachments, and reflecting SEAC’s detailed evaluation of only the 14 sectors included in the original 2023 restriction proposal due to time constraints.
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[Podcast] Killer Chemistry
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30 Mar 2026 | Spotify
Killer Chemistry is a true-crime science podcast that explores how military science developed for the Manhattan Project ended up in the biology of nearly every living thing.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances leaching from micro-and nanoplastics and the associated influence of the plastisphere
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29 Mar 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Micro- and nanoplastics, particularly fluoropolymers, may release specific PFAS such as short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (e.g., PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA) and PFOA into seawater.
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European Chemicals Agency backs EU-wide PFAS ban
Policy
27 Mar 2026
‘The committees have spent the last three years carefully dissecting the scientific and socio-economic evidence about PFAS and the harms they cause,’ says Hélène Duguy at ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental organisation. ‘It was no easy task, but their conclusion is clear: the EU needs a restriction on PFAS.’
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Consumers will soon see PFAS icon on products in New Mexico
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27 Mar 2026 | KRQE
Companies that don’t follow the rules could be fined tens of thousands of dollars per violation.
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Recent advances and perspectives in UL‐94 V‐0 rated flame‐retardant polycarbonate: Addressing challenges under per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances bans
Science
23 Mar 2026 | Saf. Sci. & Tech.
Restrictions on PFAS and other halogenated flame retardants in materials such as polycarbonate plastics have led to the development of alternative flame retardants such as phosphorus–nitrogen, siloxane, sulfonate, and nano-based systems.
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Atmospheric transport and deposition of PFAS in East Antarctica: Evidence from snow transect measurements and a multidecadal record
Science
20 Mar 2026 | Science Advances
PFOA, PFNA, TFA, PFPrA, and HFPO-DA were found to persist in Antarctic snow due to long-range atmospheric transport and ongoing formation from precursor chemicals.
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‘The science is changing so fast': Mass. city votes no to purchase PFAS-free gear for firefighters
Policy
18 Mar 2026
Quincy firefighters are criticizing the city council decision concerned that the current gear contains cancer-causing chemicals.
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Contamination profiles of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in various vegetable oils collected in Chinese markets
Science
17 Mar 2026 | J. Environ. Sci.
Several common vegetable oils sold in Chinese markets, including soybean, rapeseed, sesame, sunflower, peanut, flaxseed, rice bran, corn germ, camellia, tea seed, and blended oils, were found to contain legacy PFAS such as PFOA and PFOS and emerging compounds including 6:2 FTS and GenX, with contamination patterns suggesting links to refining processes, packaging, or contaminated crops.
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‘Forever chemicals’ in water linked to film studio
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13 Mar 2026 | BBC News
PFOA was widely used in the film and photography industry as it made materials resist static, repel dirt and spread liquids evenly.
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Paper giant Lecta removes PFAS from packaging ahead of EU ban
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13 Mar 2026 | PulPaperNews.com
The regulation is scheduled to take effect on 12 August 2026, although certain provisions include transition periods. Under the new framework, PFAS will be banned in packaging through the EU’s restricted-substances rules.