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It has the highest levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
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2 Jun 2026 | The Guardian
“When the Atlantic gets going, foam covers the whole island,” says Tommy Hyndman, an artist who moved to the Fair Isle from upstate New York two decades ago. “Your windows get caked and your plants all die from the salt.”
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Minnesota’s MSW incinerators effectively destroy PFAS, study finds
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1 Jun 2026 | Waste Drive
Combustion facilities in Minnesota turning municipal solid waste into energy and ash appear to be destroying somewhere between 99.6% and 99.97% of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, according to a study commissioned by the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association.
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in the dust of Japanese households and buildings; Implications for human exposure
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1 Jun 2026 | Atmos. Pollut. Res.
PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA remain persistent in indoor dust despite phaseouts, with campus and public buildings containing more than 16x higher PFAS concentrations than household dust.
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Serum PFAS mixtures and risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women undergoing assisted reproduction
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1 Jun 2026 | Environ Int
Higher levels of some PFAS were linked to a dangerous side effect of fertility treatment that can make the ovaries swell and cause fluid buildup or other serious health problems supporting the rationale for preconception PFAS biomonitoring and targeted exposure reduction in reproductive-age women.
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Urine-to-blood partitioning of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human biomonitoring: Implications for environmental exposure analysis and bioaccumulation assessment
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30 May 2026 | Molecules
Long-chain PFAS such as PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, and PFNA bioaccumulation shows stronger blood retention due to binding with proteins such as human serum albumin and fatty acid-binding proteins.
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Arizona to test fish in more than 25 lakes for PFAS, issue advisories this summer
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29 May 2026 | AZ Family
According to Arizona Department of Health Services, PFAS absorption through skin is minimal, so activities such as swimming, wading and catch-and-release fishing pose little risk. However, the agency advises watching children closely if they may swallow water while swimming.
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Forget Evian. PFAS-free bottled water is the new status symbol
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28 May 2026 | Fast Company
“It’s a category that was based on marketing claims and jargon for a very long time, and consumers got a lot of cool bottle designs, but not very much transparency on what’s in it.”
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Scientists say the chemicals in nonstick pans could affect children for years to come
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28 May 2026 | Food & Wine
They found that bone density was lower by age 12, and that higher PFOA concentrations were consistently linked to lower forearm bone density at every time point measured.
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Australia sues 3M for $1.4 billion over PFAS 'forever chemicals' contamination
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27 May 2026 | Reuters
The government, which used the firefighting foam at 28 defence bases across the country, alleged 3M gave assurances the substance was safe to dispose of, biodegradable and non-toxic.
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'Forever chemicals' found in California waterways in 10 counties, study says
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27 May 2026 | SF Gate
One of the chemicals, bifenthrin, which was found in all samples taken in San Luis Obispo County, has been banned for agricultural use in the European Union since July 2019 due to concerns about its link to cancer and environmental impacts.
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The cost of “forever”: Economic implications of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mitigation in drinking water and their impact on water affordability
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27 May 2026 | ACS ES&T Water
PFAS mitigation models in California suggest household water bills could rise by about $58 per month under the strictest scenario, with the greatest affordability burden falling on groundwater-dependent and lower-income communities, where water costs may exceed the 2.5% income threshold.
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Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy PFAS is ‘nonsensical’
Policy
26 May 2026
“No one has said they can destroy PFAS on a large scale,” said Bennett, who is now with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) non-profit. “From what we know about PFAS, this is not going to work, and to say ‘We’re going to destroy it so we don’t need to regulate it’ is b*******”
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The cookware industry has a major fight brewing over PFAS claims
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26 May 2026 | Wired
The National Advertising Division ruled that Caraway could continue to advertise its products as “nontoxic” and “PFAS-free,” but it should avoid specific claims in its advertising, including that other nonstick cookware “can release toxins into your food and home during ordinary, manufacturer-recommended use.”
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Environmental exposure to emerging per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiovascular diseases: A mixture analysis
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26 May 2026 | Health Science Reports
An NHANES 2015-2020 mixture analysis found that higher serum PFAS exposure, especially PFOA, PFNA, ME-PFOSA-AcOH, was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular impairments such as heart attack, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke while higher combined PFAS exposure was associated with increased odds of all evaluated cardiovascular outcomes.
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Notable impact of urban ventilation corridors on the transport of particle-bound ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere
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26 May 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
In Beijing, China, PFAS were found attached to tiny air pollution particles throughout the city, especially during colder months, with urban wind corridors appearing to carry these chemicals through the air rather than simply clearing pollution away.