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作者：蕾妮·希克曼
2026年9月29日 世界标准时间21:19 两小时前更新
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- 摘要
- 法案要求加州农药监管机构在农药使用报告中标注全氟和多氟烷基物质
- 该部门还必须在全州范围内追踪PFAS农药使用趋势
- 此前一项禁止新型PFAS农药的法案版本曾遭到农业团体反对
9月29日（路透社）——作为美国最大农产品生产州，加州将对含有有毒“永久化学物质”的农药进行追踪。
本周由州长加文·纽瑟姆签署的这项法案，要求加州农药监管部门在公共数据库中提交农药使用报告时，标注农用农药是否含有全氟和多氟烷基物质（简称PFAS）。
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该法案还要求该部门追踪全州范围内的PFAS农药使用趋势。美国近一半的蔬菜、超过四分之三的水果和坚果都产自加州。
环保倡导者希望，通过收集更全面的PFAS使用情况及其影响的数据，最终能推动出台更多相关监管措施。
“这将让加州有机会开始分析正在使用的物质、施用于何处，以及如何逐步淘汰这些物质，”支持该法案的倡导组织——环境工作组媒体关系副主席莫妮卡·阿马雷洛说道。
美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，研究已将PFAS暴露与包括癌症、高胆固醇和免疫系统损伤在内的有害健康后果联系起来，将在新标签页打开相关研究。
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PFAS化学品被广泛应用于各类产品，包括防水服装、灭火泡沫，以及不粘锅炊具等防油、防水、防污产品。
该法案最初版本由伯班克民主党议员尼克·舒尔茨提出，原本禁止州监管机构批准含有PFAS化学品的新型农药。这项得到环保团体支持的版本曾遭到加州农业团体的强烈反对，最终被缩减为当前版本。
尽管如此，舒尔茨仍表示，这项法律是“确保加州农业遗产以健康与创新为标志的重要一步。追踪和监测是至关重要的第一步。”他说：“你无法修复你看不到的问题。”
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California governor signs PFAS pesticide tracking bill
2026-09-29T21:19:23.127Z / Reuters
By Renee Hickman
September 29, 2026 9:19 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
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- Summary
- Law requires California pesticide regulator to flag PFAS in pesticide-use reporting
- Department also must track PFAS pesticide use trends statewide
- Earlier bill version to bar new PFAS pesticides drew farm-group opposition
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Pesticides containing toxic “forever chemicals” will now be tracked by the state of California, the country’s largest producer of agricultural products.
The legislation, signed this week by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation to indicate whether agricultural pesticides contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, when reporting their use in a public database.
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It also requires the department to track PFAS pesticide use trends in the state, where nearly half of the vegetables and more than three-quarters of the fruits and nuts in the US are grown.
Environmental advocates hope that better data on use of PFAS and their impacts will ultimately lead to more regulation.
“This will give the state the opportunity to start analyzing what’s being used, applied where, and how to move forward to get rid of it,” said Monica Amarelo, vice president of media relations at the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy group that supported the legislation.
Research has linked PFAS exposure to harmful health outcomes, opens new tab including cancer, high cholesterol and immune system effects, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PFAS chemicals are used in a wide variety of products, including water-repellent clothing, firefighting foam and grease-, water- and oil-resistant products like non-stick cooking utensils.
An earlier version of the bill, sponsored by Burbank Democrat Nick Schultz, would have prohibited state regulators from approving new pesticides containing PFAS chemicals. That version, championed by environmental groups, was widely opposed by farm groups in the state. It was scaled back to its current version.
Still, Schultz said, the law is “a vital step toward ensuring California’s agricultural legacy is defined by health and innovation. Tracking and monitoring is the crucial first step.” “You can’t fix what you can’t see,” he said.
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