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How to Use EREF’s PFAS Resources

EREF has curated a regularly updated catalog of over 600 data-driven, PFAS related articles and content. This resource can be utilized in the following ways:

Excel Document: The full repository of over 600 articles and technical content can be found in an Excel document – click the button below to access the document. This Excel is formatted in such a way that the user can sort by main category, subcategory, year, publication type, etc. in order to find the desired information.

This document is copyrighted and should be cited properly:

Environmental Research & Education Foundation (2025). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – Scientific & Technical Studies/Resources.
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Key Technical Resources: Resources listed in the dropdowns below have been identified by EREF staff as key resources related to PFAS. These resources have been organized under 10 main categories, with some categories being further broken down into subcategories. All resources listed below can be found in the Excel document noted above. Citations are organized in order of publishing date (newest to oldest).

Content listed on this site in no way indicates bias or advocacy on EREF’s part. Non-peer-reviewed information on this page provides a full picture related to PFAS management and impact, and is not validated by EREF.

Key Technical Resources

Consumer Products
  • The concept of essential use for determining when uses of PFASs can be phased out – link
  • An overview of chemical additives on (micro) plastic fibers: occurrence, release, and health risks – link
  • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products – link
Drinking Water
  • Perfluoroalkyl acids in drinking water: Sources, fate and removal – link
  • Occurrence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in source water and their treatment in drinking water – link
Environment
  • New POPs in the water environment: distribution, bioaccumulation and treatment of perfluorinated compounds–a review paper – link
  • Microbial degradation of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the environment: a review – link
  • Emerging contaminants in biosolids: Presence, fate and analytical techniques – link
  • Per-and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in atmosphere and deposition – link
Food
  • Perfluorinated compounds in food: a global perspective – link
General
  • The overlooked short-and ultrashort-chain poly-and perfluorinated substances: A review – link
  • Global emission inventories for C4–C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, part II: the remaining pieces of the puzzle – link
  • PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites – link
Health & Exposure
  • Perfluorinated Compound Exposure and Health Effects in Humans – link
  • The PFAS health study: systematic literature review – link
  • PFAS toxicology – link
  • PFAS and cancer, a scoping review of the epidemiologic evidence – link
Solid Waste Management
  • Review of the fate and transformation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in landfills – link
Synthesis & Detection
  • Contamination Levels of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Recent North American Precipitation Events. A Review – link
  • Polyfluorinated compounds in residential and nonresidential indoor air – link
Thermal Conversion
  • PFAS fate and destruction mechanisms during thermal treatment: a comprehensive review – link
Treatment
  • Treatment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate: status, chemistry and prospects – link

National Agencies and Organizations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) Factsheet

Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council

Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council: PFAS Public Page

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Your Health

State Agencies and Organizations

Alaska

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Arizona

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality: PFOA and PFOS FAQs

California
Colorado

Colorado Department of Public Healthy & Environment: Chemicals from firefighting foam and other sources

Connecticut

Connecticut State Department of Public Health: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Florida

Florida Department of Health: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Idaho
Maine

Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy: Michigan PFAS Action Response Team

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Health: Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Montana

Montana Department of Environmental Quality: Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services: NH PFAS Investigation

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Contaminants of Emerging Concern

New Mexico

New Mexico Environment Department: PFAS Home

New York

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

North Carolina Environmental Quality: Health-Related Resources About GenX, PFOA and PFAS

Ohio

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Oregon

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: PFAS Frequently Asked Questions

Portland Water Bureau: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: PFAS in Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island Department of Health: PFAS Contamination of Water

South Carolina

South Carolina Rural Water Association: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Utah

Utah Department of Environmental Quality: Per- and Polyfluoroakyl Substances (PFAS)

Vermont

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation: Vermont PFOA Contamination Response

Vermont Department of Health: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water

Washington

Washington State Department of Ecology: Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)

Washington State Department of Health: PFAS

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination