Volunteers collect pine needles to help figure out how PFAS get into the environment

By Kirsti Marohn

Published December 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM EST

There's increasing concern about PFAS, the substances commonly called forever chemicals found throughout the environment. Now volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles throughout the state in an effort to help researchers determine how PFAS find their way in water, soil, and air when there seems to be no obvious source

Kirsti Marohn

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