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Childhood exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances during eating activities: Occurrence, exposure, and developmental risk
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3 Nov 2025 | J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
Children’s feeding bibs and tablecloths were found to contain multiple PFAS, including PFOA, PFNA, and PFOS. Modeled hand-to-mouth exposure during meals was estimated to approach or exceed safety thresholds for infants that potentially disrupt hormone and developmental pathways.
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Associations between PFAS in public water system drinking water and serum among Southern California adults
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30 Oct 2025 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
PFAS contamination in drinking water may be a significant contributor to adult serum PFAS levels, even among communities without high level contamination from industrial manufacturing.
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French Food Safety Agency Proposes PFAS Monitoring Scheme
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27 Oct 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety has proposed an expanded monitoring scheme for PFAS based on a first-of-its-kind inventory of PFAS contamination and toxicity, comprising more than 247 “forever chemicals.”
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[Podcast] U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. and Carla N. Hutton
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27 Oct 2025 | The National Law Review
In this discussion, Carla Hutton, Rich Engler, and Lynn Bergeson address the federal TSCA reporting obligation and the diverse constellation of state-specific reporting and product restrictions that are mushrooming around the country.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in seafood from Thailand: Levels, geographic distribution, and risk from dietary exposure
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27 Oct 2025 | Environ Monit Assess
Short-chain PFAS like PFBS and PFPeA were the most common contaminants found in Thai rivers and irrigation canals, showing that industrial discharge, agriculture, and urban runoff are spreading these persistent chemicals even into areas once considered clean.
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Historical Blood Serum Samples from Wilmington, North Carolina: The Importance of Ultrashort-Chain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
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27 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
This study adds to the body of evidence that ultra-shortchain PFAS occur in high levels in people. Two ultrashort-chain PFAS were detected at high levels in almost every sample.
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How is California Phasing Out the Use of Forever Chemicals?
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24 Oct 2025 | Sustainability Magazine
The move, led by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, sets science-based limits for PFAS in drinking water and complements new legislative measures to phase out their use in consumer products.
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PFAS 'Do Not Eat' advisory expands for hunting harvests in central Maine
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22 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
The advisory warns people not to consume deer and wild turkey harvested in several towns.
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Bioaccumulation, bioamplification, and elimination behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during insect metamorphosis: Different strategies for silkworms and locusts
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22 Oct 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Silkworms and locusts respond to PFAS exposure in very different ways during metamorphosis: silkworms absorb more PFAS but eliminate up to 39% through molting and metamorphic changes, while locusts absorb less and mainly excrete PFAS through feces, revealing species-specific strategies for coping with environmental pollution and its effects on development.
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Concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in private well drinking water and serum of individuals exposed to PFAS through biosolids: The Maine Biosolids Study
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20 Oct 2025 | Environ. Pollut.
Individuals living near farmland where PFAS-contaminated biosolids were historically applied had elevated PFAS in their private well water and blood, especially PFOA, which showed a strong water-to-serum correlation, demonstrating that biosolids can be a major exposure source and that some people may still have high serum levels even when their current water meets standards.
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Profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighter turnout gear and their impact on exposure assessment
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20 Oct 2025 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Firefighter turnout gear contains varying levels of PFAS chemicals that accumulate more in older gear and the inner moisture barrier, increasing with wear, heat, and abrasion, which raises firefighters’ potential exposure risks.
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Maine begins covering cost of PFAS blood testing
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18 Oct 2025 | News Center Maine
The state-funded initiative aims to help residents in contaminated areas afford critical blood tests for toxic PFAS exposure.
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Emerging PFAS in Songbird Eggs from a Belgian Hotspot Site
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17 Oct 2025 | Environ Res
Songbird eggs collected near a fluorochemical plant in Belgium contained record-high levels of both legacy and emerging PFAS, including newly detected compounds like SF5-PFSAs and ether-substituted PFAS, showing that PFAS continue to accumulate in wildlife and should be included in future monitoring and risk assessments.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in urban stormwater runoff: Insights from a roadside rain garden
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16 Oct 2025 | Water
A New Jersey roadside rain garden removed less than 1% of the 1,400–1,600 ng/L of PFAS (mainly PFBS and PFHxA) found in stormwater, showing that current stormwater systems are ineffective in removing PFAS and need advanced treatment and stronger policies.
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Birds Near US Military Bases Have Higher Levels of PFAS, Study Finds
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16 Oct 2025 | Newsweek
While the findings are "not surprising," as many PFAS chemicals can "move from the environment into the bodies of living organisms," a process called bioaccumulation, the way in which these chemicals are affecting environmental health is "concerning," Jamie DeWitt, director of the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University, who was not involved in the study, told Newsweek.