Statements

• GPSP’s comment on the ITRE Report, 2026 [download]

• 12 scientific submissions to the European Commission’s public consultation for the proposed EU universal PFAS restriction

Publications

The following peer-reviewed publications were authored by the GPSP or had major contributions from GPSP members:

2025

• Global inventory of fluoropolymer production plants and their associated PFAS environmental contamination [preprint]

• Data Requirements for Implementing the “Essential-Use” Concept in Chemical Legislation

2024

• Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and Regulatory Needs

• Finding non-fluorinated alternatives to fluorinated gases used as refrigerants

• Emission inventory of PFASs and other fluorinated organic substances for the fluoropolymer production industry in Europe

•  The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)

2021

• Addressing urgent questions for PFAS in the 21st century

• Finding essentiality feasible: common questions and misinterpretations concerning the “essential-use” concept

• Information requirements under the essential-use concept: PFAS case studies

• The true cost of PFAS and the benefits of acting now

2020

• An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

• Are fluoropolymers really of low concern for human and environmental health and separate from other PFAS?  

• The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

• Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health

2019

• The concept of essential use for determining when uses of PFAS can be phased out

• The cost of inaction: A socioeconomic analysis of environmental and health impacts linked to exposure to PFAS

• Why is high persistence alone a major cause of concern?