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Decorative cosmetics and skin care products contribute significantly to short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylates exposure
Science
5 Jun 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Tests on 3-D human skin models show that decorative cosmetics and skin-care products permit short-chain PFAS, such as by PFBA, to pass through skin efficiently, pushing daily intakes up to about 0.8 ng per kilogram of body weight and making dermal contact responsible for roughly 40 % of total PFOA exposure among regular users, findings that strengthen the case for tighter limits on PFAS in personal-care items.
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Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
Policy
30 May 2025
Manufacturers and trade groups are urging the state to extend the forever chemicals reporting deadline, saying they need more time to sift through complex, multitiered supply chains.
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PFAS ban on everyday household items passes IL Senate
Policy
30 May 2025
This plan would ban PFAS from being added to cosmetics, dental floss, children items and toys, menstrual products, underwear and more. State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) said Illinois will lead the way in banning these products.
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Michigan gives Wolverine Worldwide $1M for office rehab amid PFAS cleanup
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22 May 2025 | Bridge Michigan
Michigan officials this week awarded a $1 million business development grant to global footwear retailer Wolverine World Wide as it remakes its Rockford headquarters two years into a corporate turnaround plan.
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PFAS Free Lubricants Industry Research Report 2025-2034 - Lubricant Suppliers Leverage Circular Economy Trends to Build Sustainable Market Leadership
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20 May 2025 | Yahoo!Finance
The Global PFAS-Free Lubricants Market is growing as industries shift away from PFAS due to regulatory and environmental pressures.
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Identification and environmental occurrence of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances derived from lithium-ion battery
Science
18 May 2025 | Water Res
Water and sediment near lithium‑ion battery factories and recycling sites in China contain 33 different PFAS chemicals, including seven never documented before, revealing that battery production and recycling can release highly mobile short‑chain PFAS that may endanger ecosystems and human health.
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For Trump, Chemicals in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
News
5 May 2025 | The New York Times
An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention.
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WA lawmakers want PFAS testing for human waste fertilizer
News
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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A PFAS First: New Mexico Exempts Fluoropolymers From Its PFAS Product Ban
Policy
9 Apr 2025
Yesterday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the first state ban on products with intentionally added PFAS to exempt fluoropolymers.
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Inhance sues EPA to keep PFAS data confidential
News
9 Apr 2025 | C&EN
Inhance Technologies, a small Texas-based company that fluorinates plastic containers, is fighting to keep its R&D testing data confidential.
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I was investigating PFAS. Then a doctor told me to put it in my eyes.
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9 Apr 2025 | The Michigan Star Tribune
But knowingly dropping PFAS into my eyes still felt weird. At my next eye doctor appointment, I decided to ask about other options.
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PFAS regulations and economic impact: A review of U.S. pulp & paper and textiles industries
Science
8 Apr 2025 | Chemosphere
The pulp, paper, and textiles industries face financial risks from PFAS pollution, including treatment costs projected at $3 billion annually, product bans, recycling disruptions, and lawsuits like an $11.9 million paper mill settlement, all due to widespread emissions, contamination, and lack of PFAS-specific regulations.
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NSF announces PFAS-free certification for nonfood compounds and food equipment materials
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7 Apr 2025 | The National Law Review
The press release notes that “PFAS-free means that the product contains no intentionally added PFAS, no post-consumer recycled material, no intentionally used PFAS additives (PPA, etc.) and the Total Organic Fluorine [(TOF)] is less than 50 [parts per million (ppm)].” Certification will require that TOF levels be retested annually.
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Removing PFAS from Semiconductor Manufacturing, From Resists to Rinses
News
3 Apr 2025 | EE Times
This article delves into the efforts and challenges faced by the semiconductor industry, particularly through the lens of imec’s initiatives, to eliminate PFAS from their materials.
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Oregon moves to regulate harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
2 Apr 2025
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition of six “forever chemicals” known to harm human health.