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Suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in new firefighter turnout gear textiles
Science
20 Mar 2025 | NIST
Firefighter turnout gear was found to contain a wide variety of PFAS chemicals—including newly detected compounds like perfluorobutane sulfonamido ethanol and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfate—highlighting that even new gear may expose firefighters to harmful substances, reinforcing the urgent need for broader chemical screening and safer materials.
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What we know about newly discovered PFAS near Ann Arbor
News
19 Mar 2025 | Michigan Live
A recent discovery of forever chemicals linked to health problems is suspected to have originated from a decades-old manufacturing site near Ann Arbor.
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Exposure to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory and skin effects in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Science
19 Mar 2025 | J Hazard Mater
PFHxS was associated with an increased risk of atopic dermatitis, like eczema, in children, especially when exposure occurred during the prenatal period, suggesting that even early-life exposure to certain PFAS can impact immune and skin health.
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New bill proposes to extinguish PFAS chemicals in firefighter protective gear by 2027
Policy
18 Mar 2025
On March 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to ban “the manufacture, sale or distribution” of firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS by 2027.
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A New Report Found Heavy Metals and PFAS in Baby Formulas — Here’s What to Know
News
18 Mar 2025 | Food & Wine
In the report, the nonprofit reviewed 41 different powdered infant formulas and found potentially harmful levels of arsenic and lead. They also found PFAS in nearly all infant formulas tested, with one product containing both BPA and acrylamide.
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Unraveling the Exposure Spectrum of PFAS in Fluorochemical Occupational Workers: Structural Diversity, Temporal Trends, and Risk Prioritization
Science
18 Mar 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
Researchers analyzed the blood of fluorochemical plant workers in China and found 64 types of PFAS chemicals—including 15 previously unknown ones—with some linked to high health risks due to their persistence and ability to accumulate in the body, highlighting the need for stricter monitoring and regulation of these toxic substances.
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Forever chemical well testing expands to six counties near Chemours’ Fayetteville plant
News
15 Mar 2025 | City View
Well water contamination suspected in Hoke and Harnett Counties for the first time. Residents also warned about eating homegrown produce near Fayetteville plant with known PFAS water contamination.
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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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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS
Science
15 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health
A fiber-rich oat β-glucan supplement was found to possiblt help lower levels of certain harmful PFAS chemicals in the blood, suggesting a potential dietary approach to reduce long-term exposure.
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Ten years of PFOS and PFOA human biomonitoring in Italy: Exposure levels and determinants of exposure
Science
14 Mar 2025 | Chemosphere
PFAS exposure in the Italian population has declined over ten years for PFOA but not for PFOS, with higher levels observed in men, individuals in urbanized areas, and those with higher education or occupational skill levels, while proximity to PFAS-emitting industries remains the strongest predictor of elevated exposure.
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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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6 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
News
13 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The Pennsylvania water systems that currently don’t comply with the state’s regulations are required to inform their customers and take corrective measures.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance detection in brewed capsule coffee
Science
13 Mar 2025 | Foods
Machine-brewed capsule coffee was found to contain more PFAS chemicals like PFOA and 8:2 FTS than manually brewed coffee.
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[Opinion] We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop PFAS at the source
News
10 Mar 2025 | The Guardian
PFAS are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enough.
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Degree of food processing and serum poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2018.
Science
10 Mar 2025 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
PFOA levels were associated with higher intake of processed and lower intake of unprocessed/minimally processed foods, suggesting that food contact materials, rather than the foods themselves, might be an important source of exposure to PFOA.