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UK PFAS plan opts for research over regulatory crackdown
News
4 Feb 2026 | C&EN
A UK government action plan on PFAS, released Feb. 3, sets out a softer approach to managing the persistent chemicals than other European countries and opts for extensive monitoring projects rather than immediate regulatory action.
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Profile distribution and health risk assessment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in indoor dust from urban households in Uganda, East Africa
Science
3 Feb 2026 | Emerging Contaminants
A mixture of legacy and emerging PFAS was detected in indoor dust, most commonly fluorotelomer alcohols like 10:2 FTOH and 6:2 FOTH, sulfonamide N-EtFOSE, and ionic PFAS, likely originating from consumer products such as food packaging, semiconductors, and textiles.
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Temporal Trends of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Tibetan Plateau Sediment Cores (1952-2020): Tracking Global Emission History and Industrial Transformation in PFAS Production
Science
3 Feb 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Sediment records from remote Tibetan Plateau lakes indicate PFAS deposition has increased over time and shifted toward short-chain compounds after 2000, likely reflecting global regulation-driven changes.
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Timeline of PFAS cleanup near Fairchild quietly pushed back 6 years
News
30 Jan 2026 | KXLY
"Well, it's been so long since 2017 of talking about it investigating, discussing but yet not a drop of PFAS has yet been scooped up out of the ground or at the water," said John Hancock, president of the West Plains Water Coalition and a resident whose home is impacted by the contamination in Washington State.
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[Video] How PFAS harm our health — and why they're everywhere
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30 Jan 2026 | PBS News
Horizons moderator William Brangham explores these chemicals and how we can protect ourselves with investigative journalist Mariah Blake and scientist Laurel Schaider.
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European apples contaminated with cocktails of pesticides (PFAS, neurotoxins and other highly toxic substances)
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29 Jan 2026 | Pesticide Action Network Europe
Two-thirds (64%) of apples contained at least one PFAS pesticide, while one-third (36%) contained neurotoxic pesticides.
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What's the latest with Westminster's contaminated well problem?
News
29 Jan 2026 | The Gardner News
On Jan. 17, the Westminster Board of Health lifted the well moratorium placed in August 2022 that prevented any well drilling in the PFAS-contaminated study area.
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Forever Chemicals Face Sweeping Bans as States Pass PFAS Laws in 2025
Policy
22 Jan 2026
The 2025 legislative session has produced a high volume of PFAS-related bill activity. Nearly 350 bills addressing PFAS have been introduced in 39 states.
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Dead livestock, lost farms and PFAS: Why pressure is mounting to rein in toxic sludge
News
22 Jan 2026 | The National News Desk
“This should have been taken care of decades ago," said attorney Laura Dumais, as she explained to me some of the nuanced language being used by the EPA to shield itself from responsibility for regulating PFAS.
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Evaluating Legacy and Emerging PFAS in Human Blood Collected from 2003 to 2021
Science
21 Jan 2026 | Environ Sci Technol
Analysis of U.S. blood samples suggests that although phased-out PFAS such as PFOS and PFOA have declined, replacement PFAS including 9Cl-PF3ONS, 6:2 DiPAP, and related phosphonate and phosphate compounds are increasingly detected, raising concerns since their sources, toxicity, and long-term health relevance remain poorly understood.
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SC farmer will visit Washington to tell story of toxic pollution in his community
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19 Jan 2026 | The State
“I want them to know what happened and how we got into this, and that it’s poisoned everything around here,’’ said O’Neal, whose family has farmed in Darlington County for generations.
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Whales contribute to novel insight on poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances bioaccumulation in the East China Sea
Science
19 Jan 2026 | Environ. Pollut.
PFAS including long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and the PFOS substitute 6:2 Cl-PFESA were widely detected across multiple whale species and tissues from the East China Sea, with species- and tissue-specific accumulation patterns suggesting that PFAS exposure and bioaccumulation may be underestimated or biased when marine monitoring relies on a single bioindicator species.
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The occurrence, sources, and health risks of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pm 2. 5 in Shihezi, a typical inland arid industrial city
Science
19 Jan 2026 | Atmos. Pollut. Res.
PFAS were widely detected in fine particulate air pollution in an arid industrial city, dominated by short chain compounds linked to industrial emissions and atmospheric transformation, suggesting that airborne PFAS exposure may be underestimated when total human exposure, particularly for children.
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Occurrence and sources of organic contaminants of emerging concern in indoor dust: A global perspective
Science
14 Jan 2026 | J Hazard Mater
A global review finds PFAS commonly in indoor dust from homes, offices, and schools, particularly in North America, Europe, and East Asia, and identifies PFOS and PFOA as persistent legacy compounds alongside increasingly reported short-chain PFAS and precursors, suggesting ongoing indoor exposure despite regulation.
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New EU-wide protections against PFAS in drinking water come into effect
Policy
12 Jan 2026
The new reporting system is simpler than under the previous Drinking Water Directive and reduces the amount of data to be reported. It is the first time systematic monitoring of PFAS in drinking water is being implemented in the EU.