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PFAS in textiles in Europe’s circular economy

Synthetic chemicals classed as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used for decades in clothing and other textiles to repel water, oil and dirt, and provide thermal stability and durability ... The use of PFAS is concerning because of their persistence, and the negative impacts of many PFAS in the environment and on human health. ... The presence of PFAS in textiles can be a barrier to their longer use, reuse and recyclability, negatively influencing the sector’s shift to a more circular economy. ...

17 Sep 2024
Topics: Textiles, Chemicals
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PFAS pollution in European waters

This briefing provides a first overview of PFAS pollution in water based on monitoring data reported to EEA’s Waterbase . ...

9 Dec 2024
Topics: Chemicals, Pollution
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ETC HE Report 2024/14: Experiences with control of PFAS in industries of the world: threshold settings, emission monitoring methods and campaigns

The benchmark of existing ELVs/EQSs for PFAS used in industry undertaken for this report is based on feedback from six European countries and five non-European countries, and on monitoring of current projects ... regarding PFAS. ... Current discussions regarding surface-, ground- and drinking water, whether it is a question of setting threshold of compounds (list of individual compounds, “sum of PFAS” or “total PFAS”), measurement ...

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Treatment of drinking water to remove PFAS (Signal)

Key messages: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are pollutants which can be found everywhere in the environment and are known to contaminate drinking water and food sources. ... The recast Drinking Water Directive limits total PFAS in drinking water to 0.5 µg/l and levels for 20 individual PFAS to 0.1 µg/l. Member States must take necessary measures to ensure compliance . ... A number of technical and economic challenges need to be addressed before PFAS removal techniques for drinking water can be widely used. ...

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Risks of PFAS for human health in Europe (Signal)

Key messages: Teenagers in Europe face health risks from exposure to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) according to a series of studies conducted between 2014 and 2021. ... Given the large number of PFAS and their widespread use, these results highlight the need for further upstream restrictions of these substances as a group , to limit human exposure to other PFAS substances ...

16 Apr 2024
Topics: Chemicals, Environmental health impacts, Pollution
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PFAS in European seas (Signal)

Key messages: European seas are contaminated by both legacy and currently used per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS).  ... There are many other PFAS which have not been monitored; their effects are unknown.  ... By including 24 PFAS in the list of priority substances, the proposed revision of the Water Framework Directive will improve our understanding of human and environmental exposure to these substances. ...

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Total number of measurements per year in the EU

The graph shows the EU total number of measurements per year for the period 2011- 2022 for all PFAS in all water bodies in all matrices (disaggregated data) ...

9 Dec 2024
Topics: Chemicals, Water, Pollution
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An assessment on PFAS in textiles in Europe's circular economy

For the European Environment Agency An assessment on PFAS in textiles in Europe's circular economy February 2024 February 2024 Doc Ref. 70110421 EEA Zero Pollution ... Framework_SR9_An assessment on PFAS in textiles in Europe’s circular economy Page ii Report for European Environment Agency Kongens Nytorv 6 1050 Copenhagen K Denmark Main contributors Harry ...

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Figure 3. Level of knowledge of human health and environmental impacts of PFAS

Level of knowledge of human health and environmental impacts of PFAS | European Environment Agency's home pageRelated contentReferences and footnotes ...

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PFAS contamination and soil remediation (Signal)

Key messages: Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enter the environment via various sources and may accumulate in soil and groundwater; clean-up and remediation are costly , if at all possible ... Around PFAS hotspots people are mainly exposed via contaminated drinking water and food. Additional hotspots are likely to be identified in the future. ...

16 Apr 2024
Topics: Soil, Pollution, Chemicals
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