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  • PFAS restriction proposal

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/restriction-proposal

    … On 7 February 2023, a proposal for a European ban on PFAS has been published by ECHA. A ban in this context is … environment. The proposal focuses on the entire group of PFAS substances in order to avoid one PFAS being replaced by another. Details of the proposed ban …

    Publication date: 11-19-2020
  • Official start to ban PFAS in Europe

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/official-start-to-ban-pfas-in-europe

    … the intention to submit a restriction proposal for PFAS to the European Chemicals Agency ECHA by 19 July 2022. … proposal is a first step towards a European ban on PFAS. With a restriction on manufacturing, marketing authorisation and use of PFAS, the countries want to stop the spread of PFAS in the …

    Publication date: 07-15-2021
  • Nitrogen and PFAS suddenly big societal issues in the Netherlands

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/newsletter/content/2020/issue1/nitrogen-pfas-in-NL

    … previously published RIVM news regarding the nitrogen and PFAS problem in the Netherlands in 2019.  In May 2019, the … in international reviews. Temporary background values for PFAS in Dutch soil More or less at the same time, another issue appeared on the societal agenda: PFAS . The abbreviation PFAS stands for per- and …

    Publication date: 01-14-2020
  • Current information about PFAS

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/current-information

    … 26-08-2025: Next milestone in universal PFAS restriction process Final revision of background document for universal PFAS restriction is now completed. Authorities from five … on their website. More information 11-06-2025: Study on PFAS in wastewater For the Human Environment and Transport …

    Publication date: 05-11-2020
  • Q&A on the proposal for a ban on the use of PFAS (restriction)

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/restriction-proposal/qa-on-the-proposal-for-a-ban-on-the-use-of-PFAS

    … working with other countries on a proposal to restrict PFAS? The Netherlands is working with Denmark, Germany, … Norway and Sweden on a proposal for a European ban on PFAS. A ban in this context is also referred to as a … proposal? The Netherlands wants to restrict the use of PFAS to limit the risks that these substances pose to people …

    Publication date: 05-11-2020
  • Relevant publications on PFAS

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/relevant-publications

    … Relevant publications on PFAS …

    Publication date: 11-07-2019
  • Video European ban on PFAS

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/video-european-ban-on-pfas

    … Video European ban on PFAS …

    Publication date: 07-15-2021
  • Current news

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pfas/current-news

    … 2019: Accelerated route to Temporary Background Values for PFAS in soil The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water … RIVM to derive temporary national background values for PFAS as quickly as possible. The background value indicates what concentrations of PFAS can be expected in relatively clean places in the …

    Publication date: 10-29-2019
  • RIVM newsletter issue 4, 2020

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-newsletter-issue-4-2020

    … all about the role of RIVM in the COVID-19 vaccinations, PFAS, nitrate, the Public Health Foresight Study 2020 …

    Publication date: 07-09-2020
  • Wastewater research: wat is possible?

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/wastewater-research/future-opportunities

    … microplants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radiations, … the living environment of the Dutch population. Study on PFAS in wastewater For the Human Environment and Transport … RIVM researched the options for differentiating between PFAS in household and industrial wastewater. The aim of this …

    Publication date: 05-02-2022
  • Risk assessments Front Office Food and Product Safety

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/food-safety/front-office-food-and-product-safety/beoordelingen-front-office-voedsel-en-productveiligheid

    … [in Dutch] (published July 2024) Assessment of levels of PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS) in meat of laying hens … versa [in Dutch] (published July 2024) Risk assessment of PFASs in feed: Transfer of PFASs detected in feed to edible products of food producing …

    Publication date: 06-14-2017
  • RIVM reports and knowledge briefs

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/reports-and-knowledge-briefs

    … monitor for socially responsible procurement (SRP) report PFAS in breast milk of Dutch women report Less exposure to PFAS. An inventory of needs and insights into solutions … in chicken faeces samples report Source investigation of PFAS in home-produced eggs report Study into possibilities …

    Publication date: 03-31-2026
  • RIVM reports

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-reports

    … Title Type PFAS in the blood of adults in the Netherlands. A study … (Dutch report, English synopsis) report Less exposure to PFAS. An inventory of needs and insights into solutions … report, English synopsis) report Source investigation of PFAS in home-produced eggs report …

    Publication date: 01-15-2019
  • RIVM newsletter issue 2 online

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-newsletter/rivm-newsletter-issue-2-online

    … Perfluoro (PFAS) is a group of substances that contains PFOS, PFOA and … RIVM has now developed a method to identify the risk of a PFAS mixture based on this limit value. Referred to as the … incorporated into an operational framework for managing PFAS in soil, groundwater and drinking water. See also …

    Publication date: 10-04-2018
  • Reports Public Health and Health Services 2022

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-public-health-and-health-services-2022

    … Beijer 2022-0020 Consumptie van producten verontreinigd met PFAS uit de Westerschelde A Zwartsen, PE Boon 2022-0053 De … TA Hulshof, SM Mohnen 2022-0010 Risicobeoordeling van PFAS in moestuingewassen uit moestuinen in de gemeenten … P Boon, JD te Biesebeek 2022-0009 Risicobeoordeling van PFAS in moestuingewassen uit volkstuinencomplex Volkstuin …

    Publication date: 12-22-2023
  • RIVM newsletter issue 4, 2021

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/rivm-newsletter-issue-4-2021

    … the necessity of a European ban on manufacture and use of PFAS, RIVM's greater role in TB control, the  first national …

    Publication date: 12-20-2021
  • Reports Public Health and Health Services 2023

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-public-health-and-health-services-2023

    … Prusak, T Kuijpers 2022-0145 Risk assessment of exposure to PFAS through food and drinking water in the Netherlands Risicobeoordeling van blootstelling aan PFAS via voedsel en drinkwater in Nederland MAA Schepens, JD …

    Publication date: 04-01-2024
  • CHIASMA

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/chiasma

    … strategies in DEMO-case studies addressing the toxicity of PFAS, nano-pesticides and 2D materials. Integration of …

    Publication date: 02-01-2024
  • Reports Environment and Safety 2022

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/about-rivm/corporate-publications/scientific-report/reports-environment-and-safety-2022

    … exposure limit W Tijssen-Caan, M Visser 2022-0123 PFAS in Nederlands drinkwater vergeleken met de nieuwe … VPL van de Weijgert 2020-0035 Risicogrenzen voor PFAS in oppervlaktewater. Doorvertaling van de …

    Publication date: 12-22-2023
  • Previous rounds of PIENTER

    https://www.rivm.nl/en/pienter/previous-rounds

    … the microbiome, antimicrobial resistance and the effect of PFAS on immunity.  The results of these studies have made an …

    Publication date: 07-31-2026

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