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Removing PFAS from Semiconductor Manufacturing, From Resists to Rinses
News
3 Apr 2025 | EE Times
This article delves into the efforts and challenges faced by the semiconductor industry, particularly through the lens of imec’s initiatives, to eliminate PFAS from their materials.
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Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
2 Apr 2025
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl ether acid (PFEA) concentrations in indoor dust are higher in homes closer to a fluorochemical manufacturing facility
Science
31 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Homes closer to a PFAS manufacturing facility in North Carolina had significantly higher levels of toxic PFAS—including GenX and Nafion byproducts—in indoor dust, suggesting that air emissions from the facility may be a major source of exposure, especially for children.
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INSIGHT: An integrated framework for safe and sustainable chemical and material assessment
Science
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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New Mexico set to become third state to implement full PFAS product ban
Policy
27 Mar 2025
The concurrent pieces of legislation, which have both passed through the state Legislature, would prohibit most items that contain these compounds, while also deeming specific types of discarded firefighting foam as hazardous waste.
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Two new families of PFAS-free solvents for next-generation batteries
News
26 Mar 2025 | Tech Xplore
The Amanchukwu Lab at UChicago PME wants to flip that script. In two recent papers, the team designed two new families of PFAS-free solvents that make ideal components for next-generation batteries.
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Contaminations from lithium-ion battery fires—per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soot
Science
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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NC State researcher finds high PFAS concentrations in sea foam along local beaches
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25 Mar 2025 | Port City Daily
An expert panel discussion on Cape Fear region water contamination included new research finding high levels of PFAS in local sea foam samples.
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Non-metal roofing materials as potential sources for pollutants-laboratory leaching studies on various roofing materials
Science
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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An overview of potential alternatives for the multiple uses of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Science
24 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
40 out of 325 known PFAS applications have safer and effective alternatives already available. However, no alternatives were yet identified for 83 uses.
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Base acknowledges PFAS levels exceed EPA standards
News
19 Mar 2025 | Dayton Daily News
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is acknowledging that recent testing for PFAS chemicals show levels that exceed new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maximum allowed levels.
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High levels of flame retardants in vehicle dust indicate ongoing use of brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in vehicle interiors
Science
15 Mar 2025 | Environ Monit Assess
PFAS were found at low but widespread levels in car interior dust—especially on dashboards—indicating their continued use in materials like stain-resistant coatings and plastics despite increasing regulations.
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Estimating historical PFAS exposures in Ronneby, Sweden using biobanked dried blood spots from newborns
Science
13 Mar 2025 | Environ Res
Researchers used newborn blood samples stored in Sweden's national biobank to show that residents of Ronneby were exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals from contaminated drinking water as early as 1985, with levels rising steadily until 2013 due to fire-fighting foam used at a nearby military airport.
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Apple class action alleges smartwatch bands contain toxic PFAS chemicals
News
12 Mar 2025 | Top Class Actions
Plaintiffs Dominique Cavalier and Kiley Krzyzek filed the class action complaint against Apple Inc. on Jan. 21 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
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Canada will add PFAS, which are linked to cancer and other health problems, to toxic substances list
Policy
10 Mar 2025
Move does not ban PFAS, but starts a process to restrict them in various consumer and industrial products.