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Michigan study links PFAS to weaker COVID vaccine response
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5 Apr 2026 | Mlive.com
In the study’s main analysis, participants with higher PFHxS exposure had about 40 percent lower levels of a key COVID-fighting antibody after vaccination than those in the lower exposure group.
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Migration of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil under rainfall simulation
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3 Apr 2026 | PLoS Med
Rainfall simulation experiments suggest that PFAS such as PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS, may migrate primarily through leaching with additional transport via runoff, with wetting-dry cycles potentially redistributing PFAS to surface soils and enhancing mobilization.
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PFAS plan sparks backlash over weak protections
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2 Apr 2026 | Liz McLaughlin
“We’re not holding the polluters accountable,” said Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear. “The burden should not fall on the communities to clean this up. It should fall on the polluters.”
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Chemical exposome patterns in mothers and children across urbanisation levels in five European birth cohorts
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2 Apr 2026 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Urban versus non-urban living may shape exposure to multiple chemicals during pregnancy and childhood, with some substances like phenols and phthalates higher in urban areas while PFAS associated with agricultural practices such as PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFUnDA may be higher in non-urban children.
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Erin Brockovich warns PFAS problem spreading beyond Georgia town at meeting
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1 Apr 2026 | The National News Des
“It’s going to be the entire state of Georgia,” Brockovich said. “It’s in the landfills, it’s in the rivers, it’s in the creeks, it’s in the tributaries, it’s in the soil, it’s in the farmland. It’s in the food chain.”
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Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in lung tissues and their association with lung cancer.
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1 Apr 2026 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFOS, PFOA, PFCAs, and PFSAs, were detected in lung tumor tissues from cancer patients and were associated with cancer biomarkers, suggesting that these chemicals may accumulate in lungs and could be linked to disease processes.
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Distribution and concentration of airborne per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor and outdoor environments: A systematic review
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1 Apr 2026 | Saf Health Work
Airborne PFAS, including fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids, and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, are found at higher levels indoors and in occupational settings than outdoors.
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Association of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with cognitive function in firefighters
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25 Mar 2026 | Nature
PFAS, particularly PFOS, may be associated with reduced cognitive processing speed in firefighters based on standardized cognitive testing and statistical modeling of exposure–performance relationships, indicating potential occupational health concerns and the need for exposure reduction.
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Contamination of two drinking water catchments more than 24 years after PFAS foam used to suppress highway fuel tanker fires
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22 Mar 2026 | Water
PFOS and PFHxS from aqueous film-forming foams, was found to persist in drinking water catchments and sediments for more than 24 and 33 years after single tanker fire incidents at concentrations that exceeded Australian drinking water guidelines, indicating that without proper remediation measures PFAS will continue to pose a potential risks to human health.
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Local scientists to host press conference on PFAS, forever chemicals
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20 Mar 2026 | Tallahassee Democrat
Ron Saff, an allergist, and Don Axelrad, a retired Florida A&M professor of environmental health sciences, are planning to host a press conference outside of City Hall on March 23 at 11 a.m. to discuss PFAS that the two have found in local water supplies.
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Atmospheric transport and deposition of PFAS in East Antarctica: Evidence from snow transect measurements and a multidecadal record
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20 Mar 2026 | Science Advances
PFOA, PFNA, TFA, PFPrA, and HFPO-DA were found to persist in Antarctic snow due to long-range atmospheric transport and ongoing formation from precursor chemicals.
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‘The science is changing so fast': Mass. city votes no to purchase PFAS-free gear for firefighters
Policy
18 Mar 2026
Quincy firefighters are criticizing the city council decision concerned that the current gear contains cancer-causing chemicals.
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NMED to clean up PFAS-contaminated groundwater at dairies
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12 Mar 2026 | Santa Fe Reporter
Highland Dairy, a family-run farm near Clovis in Curry County, was compelled to euthanize more than 3,600 dairy cows contaminated with PFAS from Cannon Air Force Base.
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Exploring per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure risk in indoor air and PM2. 5: Correlations with respiratory health in university environments
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9 Mar 2026 | Env. Poll.
Indoor air and PM2.5 in university environments contained PFAS such as PFPeA, PFOA, PFOcDA, PFHxDA, and PFOS that were also detected in students’ exhaled breath condensate, suggesting inhalation exposure may be linked to respiratory inflammatory responses, though estimated exposure risk was low and results are based on limited observational correlations.
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Insights on the adsorption of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances onto laboratory syringe membrane filters: Experimental, materials, and mechanism evaluations
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7 Mar 2026 | ACS ES&T Water
Filtration through common laboratory syringe membrane filters may cause PFAS to adsorb to the filter material, potentially leading to underestimation of concentrations, with adsorption influenced by filter composition, surface area, water chemistry, and PFAS chain length.