Overview

• PFOS levels on the Ruhr have fallen from 20–30 ng/L in 2006 to about 3 ng/L today but still exceed the 0.65 ng/L standard
• Lanuk has sampled over 230 water bodies at more than 500 sites since 2006 after a Sauerland contamination scandal
• Brussels is set to introduce binding limits on PFAS in firefighting foams to curb future discharges
• Experts warn that removing PFAS from water and soil is expensive and technically demanding and cannot guarantee complete elimination
• French authorities have opened legal proceedings against BASF over alleged TFA emissions into the Seine, while the company reports up to 90 percent cuts in discharge