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Erin Brockovich warns PFAS problem spreading beyond Georgia town at meeting
News
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.
Science
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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[Podcast] Killer Chemistry
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30 Mar 2026 | Spotify
Killer Chemistry is a true-crime science podcast that explores how military science developed for the Manhattan Project ended up in the biology of nearly every living thing.
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Impact of regulatory actions to establish maximum contaminant levels on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in New Jersey public water systems
Science
30 Mar 2026 | Environ. Int.
State-level actions to establish drinking water limits for PFOA, PFOS, and PFNA were associated with substantial reductions in contamination levels in New Jersey public water systems, suggesting such regulatory approaches may effectively reduce exposure.
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EPA should intervene on behalf of towns for PFAS in biosolids, filings argue
Policy
27 Mar 2026
The briefs were filed one week after Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group, formally filed an appeal in their case seeking to compel EPA to regulate PFAS in biosolids. A judge previously dismissed PEER’s case in September.
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Report finding PFAS pesticides on California crops prompts a new bill
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26 Mar 2026 | Monterey County Now
Twenty-five of the 50 PFAS pesticides currently allowed in California have already been banned from the E.U., “usually a step ahead of the U.S. in chemical regulation,” Del Chiaro says.
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Study finds 'Dirty Dozen' veggies and fruit with most PFAS residues
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26 Mar 2026 | Indianapolis Star
Three pesticides that regularly showed up in EWG’s report include fludioxonil, which was found in 14% of all produce samples and about 90% of all peaches and plums tested, as well as fluopyran and bifenthrin, which are found in many different fruits and vegetables.
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Iowa’s high cancer rate linked to nitrate, pesticides, PFAS and radon, new report finds
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25 Mar 2026 | Sentient Media
Among Iowans under age 50, six of the ten cancer types that are associated with nitrate, PFAS, radon or pesticides have been increasing.
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Association of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with cognitive function in firefighters
Science
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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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquaculture feeds and potential dietary exposure to and from aquaculture fish
Science
23 Mar 2026 | Food Chem. Toxicol.
PFAS were detected in multiple commercial aquaculture feeds, with PFOS most consistently present, and feeding trials suggesting contaminated feed may contribute to PFAS accumulation in farmed fish tissues presenting an exposure pathway for frequency seafood consumers.
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Early-life exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and heavy metals and lower lung function in school-age children: A prospective cohort study
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23 Mar 2026 | Environmental Research
Early-life exposure to PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFDA, and PFUnDA, measured in children’s blood alongside metals such as cadmium and mercury, was associated with reduced lung function at school age.
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Contamination of two drinking water catchments more than 24 years after PFAS foam used to suppress highway fuel tanker fires
Science
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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A Nantucket Company wanted to ship yard waste to the mainland. The island's PFAS reputation thwarted its plan
Policy
20 Mar 2026
A striking example of how a Hampshire island’s reputation for contaminated dirt and water has spread is hampering at least one local company’s business efforts.
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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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Avoid sea foam – and wash yourself if you touch it, say PFAS experts
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20 Mar 2026 | Bailiwick Express
Sea foam – the white froth often seen on the waterline, especially on windy and stormy days – has been found to contain high concentrations of PFAS, a family of toxic chemicals which is present in Jersey, as it is worldwide.