forever chemicals

🚨 PFAS – Ardennes: the prefect bans the spreading of sludge

🛑 In response to PFAS contamination in 13 communes in the Ardennes, the prefecture announced on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, a ban on the spreading of sludge within the affected area to prevent any additional input of PFAS into soils and drinking-water catchments during the investigation phase.

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🇪🇺 Water pollution: Update of the list of priority substances in surface and groundwater 💧🌍

🇪🇺 On September 23, 2025, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to “update environmental quality standards for a number of pollutants and add new ones, aligning the EU’s water policy with the latest scientific evidence”.

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🧪 PFAS in Uccle (Brussels) – Sicli site, fire extinguisher manufacturer 🧯

📌 The burden of an industrial legacy On September 18, 2025, the public agency Brussels Environment presented to the Commune of Uccle – Gemeente Ukkel the very first analysis results around the former Sicli site 🧯.

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🛩️ PFAS at UK Airports: Record Levels Detected at 17 Sites — Why It Matters for Water, Health, and Policy 🇬🇧

A new investigation reveals alarmingly high concentrations of PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in groundwater and surface waters at 17 airports across England.

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💧 PFAS Open Data — A Step Forward, But Interpretation Challenges Remain

The French government has released a massive database on PFAS contamination in water, with over 2.3 million analyses covering drinking water, groundwater, surface water, and industrial water — all available in open data.

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⚠️ PFAS in Drinking Water: Record Pollution Levels in France's Grand Est Region

An unprecedented case of water pollution has been detected in 17 rural municipalities across the Ardennes and Meuse departments in northeastern France.

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🌍 PFAS Pollution in Dalton, Georgia: When a Local Fight Becomes a Global Call to Action ⚖️💧

In Dalton, Georgia — known as the “Carpet Capital of the World” 🧶 — a silent crisis is unfolding. Residents have discovered alarmingly high levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), the so-called “forever chemicals” 🧪, in their water 💦 and environment 🌱.

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PFAS in Food: When “Forever Chemicals” End Up on Our Plates 🍽️

The latest report from Générations Futures (June 2025) reveals alarming levels of PFAS contamination in everyday food products across Europe — raising serious concerns about current regulatory thresholds.

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🍺 PFAS in Beer: When “Forever Chemicals” Crash the Aperitif

A recent scientific study has raised new concerns about the presence of PFAS—often called “forever chemicals”—in one of the world’s most popular beverages: beer.

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🚱 Tap Water Banned for Vulnerable People in 11 Haut-Rhin Municipalities: A Local Crisis with National Implications

Saint-Louis Agglomération, Haut-Rhin – April 25, 2025 – In a landmark public health decision, the prefect of Haut-Rhin has officially banned the consumption of tap water for vulnerable individuals in 11 municipalities surrounding the Basel-Mulhouse EuroAirport, due to high levels of PFAS contamination — persistent pollutants often dubbed “forever chemicals”.

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