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NSF Lists PPI PIPE as the First Global Company with the “+ PFAS Tested” designation for their PVC Pipe and Fittings Products
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28 Mar 2025 | Business Wire
NSF announced that South Korea’s PPI PIPE Co. Ltd. is the first company to add the “+ PFAS Tested” label to its certified PVC pipes and fittings used in drinking water systems.
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States Take Action to Regulate and Limit PFAS in Industrial Effluent Despite Federal Inaction
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28 Mar 2025 | The National Law Review
Federal action may be halted, but states are beginning to enact legislation that seeks to address PFAS contained in industrial effluent.
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Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
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28 Mar 2025 | Scientific American
The sheer number of contaminated sites shows that these chemicals are likely present in most of the U.S. water supply,” said David Andrews, deputy director of investigations and a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization, in a recent press release.
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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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Boon Township family finds alarming levels of PFAS in water, encourages others to test
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27 Mar 2025 | Up North Live
"For anyone who lives in Boon, Cadillac or any of the surrounding areas, we are finding PFAS contamination in many different places," said Mary Galvanek, an organizer of Cadillac Advocates for Clean Water. "The most important thing is to put yourself on a testing schedule. So, test right now for PFAS and you can get a general water test as well."
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'Forever Chemical' legislation in Maryland fails
Policy
26 Mar 2025
A legislative effort to limit the amount of so-called "forever chemicals" released into Maryland’s environment has failed.
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Full PFAS documentary coming this fall
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26 Mar 2025 | International Association of Fire Fighters
The makers of BURNED: Protecting the Protectors will release a new documentary later this year that takes a deeper look at the dangers of PFAS. It’s called GENX: the Saga of Forever Chemicals.
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
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26 Mar 2025 | AP
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality has rules that require any biosolids used as fertilizer to meet certain criteria on levels of heavy metals and pathogen reduction requirements, but the agency acknowledged they aren’t currently testing for PFAS.
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Two new families of PFAS-free solvents for next-generation batteries
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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
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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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Serum concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among men from the Danish fire services and Armed Forces
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25 Mar 2025 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ.
Civilian airport firefighters in Denmark showed slightly elevated blood levels of PFAS chemicals such as PFHxS, PFHpS, and PFOS—commonly found in firefighting foams—pointing to the need for stronger regulations and safer, non-toxic alternatives.
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Elevated PFAS precursors in septage and residential pump stations
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25 Mar 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
Septic systems and residential pump stations—despite lacking industrial input—were found to be significant sources of PFAS contamination, with septic systems showing especially high levels of PFAS precursors like diPAPs, underscoring the need to include precursor analysis in monitoring and to strengthen wastewater treatment strategies for decentralized systems.
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‘This is dangerous’: New rule proposes PFAS changes, wouldn’t punish polluters
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24 Mar 2025 | WECT 6
A new rule proposed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission would require companies to test for PFAS pollution and submit plans to reduce it, but wouldn’t create pollution limits or enforce penalties for contamination.
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Canada Releases Final State of PFAS Report and Proposed Risk Management Approach
Policy
24 Mar 2025
On March 5, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced the availability of its final State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report and proposed risk management approach for PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers.