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Saint-Gobain completes demolition of Merrimack facility embroiled in PFAS pollution scandal
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7 Jul 2025 | New Hampshire Bulletin
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the multi-national corporation widely blamed for contaminating southern New Hampshire’s air and water with dangerous levels of PFAS chemicals, has finished demolishing the Merrimack manufacturing facility at the center of the controversy, the company announced Thursday.
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Levels of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and association with dyslipidemia in the Korean population
Science
7 Jul 2025 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
A large national study of nearly 3,000 Korean adults found widespread PFAS exposure and showed that higher serum concentrations of several compounds, especially PFOA, PFHxS, PFNA and PFDeA, were consistently associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol, implying potential cardiovascular risk and reinforcing the need for stricter regulation.
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Association between prenatal exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure among preschool-aged children: The moderating effect of child-age and the mediating effect of inflammatory cytokine
Science
5 Jul 2025 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Tracking 215 mother-child pairs in China, researchers found that prenatal exposure to common PFAS chemicals was associated with higher diastolic blood pressure in preschoolers, and that inflammatory signals in cord blood partly explained the effect, pointing to a subtle early-life pathway by which PFAS may increase the likelihood of later heart-disease risk.
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Residents fight to hold officials accountable for water poisoning coverup: 'No one took responsibility'
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4 Jul 2025 | The Cool Down
"What would happen if we lost? We would still be poisoned for the rest of our lives, and then have to pay for it."
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‘Forever chemicals’ in school uniforms could be banned under proposed law
Policy
3 Jul 2025
Amendments to children’s wellbeing and schools bill call for ban on PFAS and synthetic fibres over health concerns.
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Every Dutch person has ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood
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3 Jul 2025 | Politico
Out of 28 types of PFAS analyzed, the study found that at least seven kinds are present in almost everyone tested.
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Analysis of legacy PFAS and potential precursors in curtain, sofa, and carpet fabric samples
Science
2 Jul 2025 | Sci Total Environ
A European survey of 30 carpets, curtains, and sofa fabrics collected in 2023 found that household textiles can carry unexpectedly high levels of PFAS, often dominated by newer short-chain compounds, confirming these everyday items as a notable indoor source of PFAS exposure.
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‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: Parts of France have banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
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1 Jul 2025 | The Guardian
Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the PFAS iceberg.
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Scientists discover protection from PFAS chemicals
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1 Jul 2025 | BBC
A University of Cambridge study found a certain species of microbe found in the human gut could absorb various PFAS molecules and lessen its harmful effects.
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High levels of PFAS found in Great Bay foam prompts advisory to avoid contact
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1 Jul 2025 | News Center Maine
Results from samples taken from Great Bay showed PFAS levels in the foam were up to 70 times higher than those in the water just beneath it.
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She fought to ban PFAS while dying of cancer. Now Minnesota has the nation's strictest law.
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1 Jul 2025 | CBS
Starting this year, it's America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals."
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What people in the United States are asking about per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in their drinking water based on online search behaviors
Science
1 Jul 2025 | J. Environ. Health.
Analysis of U.S. Google searches show most people asking about PFAS in drinking water are seeking practical ways to reduce exposure, providing insight into what type of information should be the focus of public health messaging.
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Temporal changes in per and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their associations with type 2 diabetes
Science
1 Jul 2025 | Sci Rep
A 30-year Norwegian study found that blood levels of PFHpA, PFNA, PFHxS and PFHpS increased at a faster rate in people who later developed type 2 diabetes, indicating that exposure to these pollutants may play a role in the disease.
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Yaw, Miller to Introduce Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam
Policy
30 Jun 2025
State Senators Gene Yaw (R) and Nick Miller (D) announced plans today to introduce bipartisan legislation that would limit the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2026.
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Cadillac hosts resource fair to tackle PFAS water concerns
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30 Jun 2025 | UpNorthLive
Amid growing concerns over PFAS contamination, a resource fair was held in downtown Cadillac, Michigan, bringing together various groups dedicated to finding solutions for the community's water quality issues.