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Hair analysis as a non-invasive method for assessing the exposure of wildlife to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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13 May 2025 | Environ Pollut
By analyzing blood samples from 700 adults in southern and eastern California, scientists found that even low but detectable PFAS in local tap water significantly raised people’s levels of the legacy chemicals PFOA and PFHxS, while seafood and eggs contributed smaller amounts.
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Incidence of respiratory diseases associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in PM2. 5: New evidence from a population-based survey of Pearl River Delta (PRD), China
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12 May 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
A large-scale study in China found that exposure to PFAS chemicals in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was strongly associated with increased rates of respiratory diseases—such as asthma, cough, and rhinitis—in children and adolescents, highlighting PFAS in air as an underrecognized but serious health risk.
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Atmospheric emission of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility: Focus on emerging PFAS and the potential contribution of condensable PFAS on their atmospheric partitioning
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12 May 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
A major fluoropolymer manufacturing facility in China was found to emit dozens of previously undetected PFAS—including emerging compounds like Cl-PFECAs and multi-head PFESs—into the air and surrounding environment, raising concern about widespread contamination and the need for stronger oversight of industrial PFAS emissions.
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Transformation of polyfluoroalkyl precursors in AFFF-contaminated concrete
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10 May 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.
In AFFF‑soaked airport concrete, high‑pH conditions quickly break down PFAS precursors into mobile pollutants such as PFBA, PFHxA and PFOA, while most sulfonamide precursors stay locked in the slab—showing that runways can keep leaking PFAS long after foam use ends.
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They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
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9 May 2025 | The Texas Tribune
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
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Dingell and McDonald Rivet to co-chair congressional PFAS task force
Policy
9 May 2025
Two Michigan Democrats announced they will serve as co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, working to stem the spread of so-called “forever chemicals” in communities across the nation.
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PFAS breakthrough: ‘forever chemical’ banned under global treaty
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8 May 2025 | SwissInfo
International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new "forever chemical" to the Stockholm Convention's blacklist. It marks another crucial step in the global effort to regulate what many now call the "poison of the century”.
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Sewage sludge fertilizer from Maryland? Virginians say no thanks.
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8 May 2025 | The New York Times
To protect its food and drinking water, Maryland has started restricting the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge. At the same time, a major sludge-fertilizer maker, Synagro, has been applying for permits to use more of it across the state border, on farms in Virginia.
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Map Shows Where Beers Are Most Contaminated With Chemicals: Study
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7 May 2025 | Newsweek
A new study by researchers at RTI International has found that several American beers contain measurable levels of "forever chemicals," with the source traced primarily to municipal drinking water used in the brewing process.
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Toxic PFAS detected in groundwater around NC landfills
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7 May 2025 | WRAL News
New data from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality shows PFAS “forever chemicals” are turning up in groundwater around landfills across the state, sometimes at levels thousands of times higher than the federal drinking water limit.
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Diet quality in relation to serum perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in Canadian preadolescents
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6 May 2025 | Environ Res
In Canadian preadolescents, higher dietary intake of fat, fiber, and iron was associated with increased blood concentrations of several PFAS—especially PFOS, PFDA, and PFHxS—suggesting that most diets may contribute to PFAS exposure through contaminated food systems.
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States Step In On PFAS Drinking Water Regulations
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5 May 2025 | The National Law Review
To prepare for further regulatory rollbacks from the EPA that could impact PFAS regulation, states have begun looking to introduce laws that would put in place PFAS protections that could protect the state’s waters against any potential federal rollbacks.
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Oregon Legislature bans firefighting foam containing PFAS
Policy
5 May 2025
The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill aiming to protect the health of the state’s firefighters and the environment.
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For Trump, Chemicals in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
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5 May 2025 | The New York Times
An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention.
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Navy addressing 'forever chemicals' leaking from Pensacola-area bases to private water wells
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5 May 2025 | Pensacola News Journal
In response to new national drinking water standards, the U.S. Navy is preparing to address PFAS in private drinking water wells near Naval Air Station Pensacola, Corry Station and Saufley Field beginning in May.