The Fate of Fluorine Post Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Destruction During the Thermal Treatment of Biosolids: A Thermodynamic Study

This study investigates the fate of fluorine compounds post-PFAS destruction during biosolid thermal treatment. July 15, 2024 | Energies

Effect of Short-Term Sample Storage and Preparatory Conditions on Losses of 18 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Container Materials

This study evaluates the influence of sample storage and preparation conditions for PFAS analysis. July 8, 2024 | Chemosphere

Court Preliminarily Approves $750 Million PFAS Settlement Between Tyco and Water Providers

Johnson Controls subsidiary Tyco Fire Products LP—a manufacturer of AFFF, a firefighting foam that is alleged to contain or degrade into PFAS—agreed to a $750 million settlement to resolve PFAS contamination claims brought by a class of public water systems in the AFFF MDL pending in the District of South Carolina. The district court issued…

Coca-Cola Defeats PFAS-Related Claims

Coca-Cola won a motion to dismiss claims alleging that the company’s Simply Tropical Juice Drink—which the company advertised as “made simply” with “all-natural ingredients”—was falsely labeled because it purportedly contained PFAS. In granting Coca-Cola’s motion to dismiss for lack of Article III standing, the district court emphasized that, while the plaintiff claimed that he conducted independent…

Fourth Circuit Affirms EPA’s Approach to PFAS Testing Under the TSCA

Pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), several North Carolina–based citizens groups petitioned the EPA in 2020 to initiate testing of 54 individual PFAS. The EPA responded by agreeing to test seven of the PFAS and to potentially test nine more. The groups viewed this as a denial of their petition and, in 2021,…