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Although useful, PFAS or highly fluorinated chemicals are associated with serious health harm and can remain in the environment forever.
Latest News
EPA’s new agenda includes actions on PFAS, incinerators and more
8 Sep 2025 | Waste Dive
In a calendar update, the federal agency announced timelines for many of its deregulatory priorities.
A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing
8 Sep 2025 | Bangor Daily News
Casella Waste Systems is closing its Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township after Maine regulators discovered high levels of forever chemicals on the site and indications that the contamination may have spread to the land around it.
USAF testing PFAS levels from former base operations
5 Sep 2025 | The Sun
The "plume" near fuel storage areas in New York state has shrunk considerably, with aeration treatment and soil cleaning procedures that began decades ago.
Euro(re)vision: EU revising its PFAS restriction proposal
5 Sep 2025 | Adkin
On August 20, 2025, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden submitted an update to the proposal to restrict PFAS under the European Union’s REACH regulation that they originally submitted in January 2023.
$60M Kalamazoo project will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water supply
5 Sep 2025 | MLive
The project will ensure the city complies with stricter federal PFAS regulations taking effect in 2029, per a Kalamazoo press release.
Latest Science
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in agriculture and its potential conflict with circular economy
8 Sep 2025 | Environmental Pollution
Efforts to promote a circular economy in agriculture, such as reusing biosolids and treated wastewater, risk reintroducing PFAS into soils and food chains, highlighting the need for stricter controls and safer alternatives.
A geospatial dataset of PFOS and PFOA occurrence records in China’s multi-media environments
8 Sep 2025 | Nature
PFOS and PFOA, were found widely across China’s water, soil, air, food, and living organisms between 2021 and 2024, with the new geospatial dataset revealing pollution hotspots and recent declines in human blood levels linked to stricter regulations.
Exploring the distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and wildlife from the Galápagos Islands
8 Sep 2025 | Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci.
PFAS were found to reach the Galápagos Islands, contaminating surface waters and building up in wildlife such as marine iguanas, fish, and especially sea lions, posing risks to the health of this fragile ecosystem.
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lung function and immune-related outcomes among males in childhood and young adulthood
2 Sep 2025 | Environ Res
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of PFAS was linked to reduced lung capacity in young adult males and a lower chance of hay fever in childhood, but showed no clear connection with asthma or eczema.
Reliable and sensitive ultra-short chain per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) analysis in food: a polar reverse-phase chromatography approach
2 Sep 2025 | J Chromatogr A
A new chromatography method was developed to detect ultra-short-chain PFAS in tomato products, revealing their presence in common foods and offering a reliable tool for improved food safety monitoring.
Latest Policy
[Public Commnet] Draft statement on consumer health-based guidance values on trifluoroacetic acid
22 Sep 2025
EFSA's Pesticide Peer Review Unit has launched a public consultation on a draft statement on consumer health-based guidance values on trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).
PFAS in consumer products: State-by-state regulations - September 2025
4 Sep 2025
This area is rapidly developing as states create new laws or amend existing ones, and the penalties and litigation risks for non-compliance can be significant.
PEER Petitions MAHA Commission to Remove PFAS from U.S. Food Chain
29 Aug 2025
On August 13, 2025, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that it petitioned the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the food chain.
Europe drafts PFAS restrictions
21 Aug 2025
ECHA, the arm of the European Commission (EC) responsible for managing the use of chemicals in the EU, has proposed a series of measures to reduce the risks posed by PFAS under the EC’s current legislation.
Massachusetts and Maine lawmakers unite to tackle PFAS contamination
12 Aug 2025
Lawmakers from Massachusetts and Maine convened at a farm in Arundel, Maine to address the pressing issue of PFAS contamination.
Opportunities
[Public Commnet] Draft statement on consumer health-based guidance values on trifluoroacetic acid
Posted: 22 Sep 2025
EFSA's Pesticide Peer Review Unit has launched a public consultation on a draft statement on consumer health-based guidance values on trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).
PFAS – Challenges and Scientific Perspectives in Human Health Risk Assessment
Event: 8 Oct 2025
This international conference brings together national and international scientists and risk assessors to exchange current scientific knowledge on PFAS and to discuss challenges and advances in human health risk assessment.
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts
Event: 16 Nov 2025
DATES: 16–20 November 2025 LOCATION: Portland, Oregon Abstract submissions are free until 4 June. Late-breaking science abstracts will be accepted from 9 July–20 August for a $50 rush fee.
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