The proposal to limit approximately 10,000 PFAS was presented to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on 13 January 2023, and subsequently published on its website the next month. Authorities from ...

State regulators around the U.S. had been waiting for the Environmental Protection Agency to take the lead on PFAS requirements so they could incorporate effective monitoring and treatment into ...

Niehuus, technology and regulation consultant for VDMA Pumps + Systems speaks to World Pumps as part of its “PFAS: The big ...

Consumer products to face PFAS ban, EU environment chief says Five EU members backed broad PFAS ban almost two years ago Proposal next year at earliest, exemptions being examined Health impact ...

PFAS contain carbon-fluorine bonds that are very ... according to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). A consultation period on the proposal came to an end this week, and the ECHA has received ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on January 21, 2025, that it added five chemicals to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and updated one entry: 6-[(C10-C13 ...

As cleanup continues in the West Plains, the federal governments’ plans to strictly regulate PFAS was scrapped last week by the new administration of President Donald Trump. Known as “forever ...

The study, by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, found that Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—otherwise known as PFAS, harmful chemicals that can be absorbed through the skin—were ...

In Washington — particularly King and Pierce counties — experts say the PFAS problem isn’t nearly as pronounced. The contaminants are likely present, they’re even detectable in rainwater ...

With the funding that remains, Maine could finish its $28.8 million investigation of 1,100 sites where PFAS-laden sewage sludge was spread on farm fields as a fertilizer and install water ...

Last year, Connecticut joined a handful of states in banning a range of consumer products containing added PFAS chemicals. The legislation, Senate Bill 292, passed with overwhelming bipartisan ...

The PFAS ban, which EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall told Reuters in a recent interview, could come with certain allowances for critical industry applications. The EU's draft for this ...