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PFAS: Understanding, Prioritising, Acting — The Landmark Work of Anses 📑🔬

For the first time, Anses has compiled an unprecedented dataset of 2 million entries covering 142 PFAS across all media in France: environment, food, consumer products and human biomonitoring.

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Lancashire (UK) — PFAS: A Toxic Substance Overlooked by the Environment Agency 🔬

Around the AGC Chemicals site in Lancashire, regulators responsible for environmental monitoring are not testing for the very substance the factory produces and emits: EEA‑NH₄, a PFAS used in the manufacturing of non‑stick coatings (including cookware 🍳).

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North Carolina – Cape Fear River: PFAS Detected in Marine and Freshwater Fish 🧪🌊🐟

A recent study from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, conducted with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and presented in early October 2025, reveals the presence of PFAS in saltwater fish caught in the Cape Fear River estuary.

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Vosges: A Second Village Faces PFAS‑Related Water Restrictions 🚱

The issue of “forever chemicals” has resurfaced in drinking water supplies in the Vosges region. 🚰 A New Restriction in Tendon On Monday, 20 October 2025, the prefecture declared the drinking water of Tendon (Vosges) unsafe for consumption for sensitive individuals due to an exceedance of the limit for the sum of 20 PFAS.

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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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🧪 Scientists Warn Against Narrowing PFAS Definition for Economic Reasons

A group of 20 internationally recognized scientists has raised a red flag 🛑 over recent efforts to narrow the definition of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).

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PFAS: Concerning Revelations and Regulatory Challenges

🧪 PFAS, the Eternal Pollutants PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are synthetic chemicals that persist in the environment and accumulate in living organisms.

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PFAS and Pollution: Critical Threats and Global Responses

📊Pollution Among Top Global Threats Pollution is now ranked as the tenth most pressing global threat according to the 2024 Global Risks Report by the World Economic Forum.

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