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Elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in tap water and serum in a community near an abandoned paper mill
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5 May 2025 | Environ Adv.
Long-term exposure to PFAS-contaminated drinking water in a Michigan community was identified as a primary predictor of chronic elevated serum levels.
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Environmental impact of PFAS incineration
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5 May 2025 | Waste Management Bulletin
Improper incineration of PFAS firefighting foam can release high levels of greenhouse gases.
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EPA plan on PFAS cleanup may let polluters off the hook
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2 May 2025 | Environmental Health News
The Trump administration's new PFAS roadmap is raising red flags among public health experts who fear it could weaken protections and slow the cleanup of toxic chemicals in drinking water.
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New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say
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2 May 2025 | CNN
“There are a lot of vague promises in what was announced this week, but honestly, it really doesn’t treat the PFAS forever chemicals crisis as, frankly, the five-alarm fire for public health that it is,” said Dr. Erik Olson.
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Individual and mixtures of PFAS during pregnancy are associated with maternal cardiometabolic outcomes during pregnancy
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30 Apr 2025 | Environ Health
The majority of pregnant woman tested in central Arkansas had PFAS in her blood, and those with the highest levels showed shifts in cholesterol, triglycerides, resting pulse, and diastolic blood pressure— indicating potential harm to heart health during pregnancy.
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Briefing: PFAS polymers in focus: Supporting Europe’s zero pollution, low-carbon and circular economy ambitions
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29 Apr 2025 | European Environment Agency
This briefing summarizes the concerns around PFAS polymers and their potential impacts on health, the environment and the climate.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raises doubts over safe application of forever chemicals in Texas
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29 Apr 2025 | WFAA
In a one-on-one interview with Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., he acknowledges that PFAS in biosolids is devastating Texas ranches.
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High-resolution mass spectrometry for identification, quantification, and risk assessment of 40 PFAS migrating from microwave popcorn bags
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29 Apr 2025 | Molecules
A pilot study found a small sampling of Chinese microwave popcorn bags released dozens of PFAS into food, and although standard tests suggest low risk, a more comprehensive assessment reveals combined exposures could surpass health guidelines, highlighting the need for stricter regulation.
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PFAS levels found to exceed gov't cap in 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures
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26 Apr 2025 | Japan Today
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday.
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Hold my beer: The linkage between municipal water and brewing location on PFAS in popular beverages
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24 Apr 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
A U.S. study of 23 popular beers shows that most contain PFAS, with higher levels directly tracing back to contamination in the local tap water used for brewing—sometimes above new federal limits—revealing that nearly one‑fifth of American breweries operate in PFAS‑affected areas and underscoring the need for tougher water treatment and regulation.
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WA lawmakers want PFAS testing for human waste fertilizer
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23 Apr 2025 | Seattle Times
Washington is one step closer to eliminating a major blind spot for potential contaminants in crops grown across the state using human waste as fertilizer.
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FDA Testing Finds Bottled Water Samples Do Not Exceed EPA Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
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22 Apr 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
The U.S. FDA has shared results from a sampling and testing assignment of bottled waters for PFAS, in which no samples were found to have levels of “forever chemicals” that would exceed maximum contaminant levels for public drinking water recently set by the U.S. EPA.
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Patterns of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance occurrence in fish in the 2018–2019 US EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment
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22 Apr 2025 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS compounds were detected in over 90% of fish sampled from major U.S. rivers, with the most common being PFOS, PFUnA, PFDA, and PFDoA, and although their concentrations declined between 2013–2019, they remain a concern for fish consumers, especially in communities facing environmental justice issues.
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High serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations and interstitial lung disease in former and current workers in a fluorochemical company
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22 Apr 2025 | Ind Health
Former workers at a Japanese chemical plant who were exposed to dust containing high levels of PFOA, had much higher blood concentrations and a greater risk of lung disease even years after the plant stopped using PFAS, highlighting the need for long-term health monitoring.
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German insurers encouraged to exclude coverage of PFAS liability
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16 Apr 2025 | Euractiv
The insurance industry group hopes coverage limits “help speed up the development of alternatives” to forever chemicals.