Function unknown at this time, as a declared use for PFAS

Name: Function unknown at this time, PFAS disclosures filed with Minnesota
Creator: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

27 companies have told Minnesota that they put PFAS into products to serve this purpose, in 7,427 filings covering 2,258 products and 49 distinct compounds. This is the field that makes the set worth reading, because it records PFAS being chosen for a job rather than turning up as a contaminant.

Disclosures: 7,427
Companies: 27
Products: 2,258
Compounds used: 49

How much is reported

Concentration bands as filed, heaviest declared first, with filings that give no concentration at the bottom. Counts are of filings, since one product can report more than one compound.

90 to 100%293 filings
600,000 to <900,000 ppm (90%)246 filings
300,000 to <600,000 ppm (60%)72 filings
150,000 ppm to <300,000 ppm (30%)43 filings
10,000 ppm to <150,000 ppm (15%)238 filings
1,000 ppm to <10,000 ppm (1%)3,248 filings
100 ppm to <1,000 ppm (0.1%)2,752 filings
Practical Detection Limit to <100 ppm73 filings
Present but the amount or concentration range is unknown462 filings

60 of 7,427 filings

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Gaming Machine (Generic)AristocratAristocrat Technologies Inc.

Where in the product,: Bill Acceptor MEI Advance
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 07-40680 · Minnesota disclosure MN-OQLX817 · published 2026-09-24

Aspiration CatheterAvanos Medical IncAvanos Medical, Inc

Where in the product,: Extruded Tube
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, homopolymer (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 62290 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7SJK8S7 · published 2026-08-25

Biopsy ForcepAvanos Medical IncAvanos Medical, Inc

Where in the product,: Heat Shrink Tube
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: 1-Propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, polymer with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethene (CAS 25067-11-2)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 60109 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7SJK8S7 · published 2026-08-25

Biopsy ForcepAvanos Medical IncAvanos Medical, Inc

Where in the product,: Control Cable Sheath
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, homopolymer (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 60109 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7SJK8S7 · published 2026-08-25

Biopsy ForcepAvanos Medical IncAvanos Medical, Inc

Where in the product,: Protector Tube
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, homopolymer (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 60109 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7SJK8S7 · published 2026-08-25

Cytology BrushAvanos Medical IncAvanos Medical, Inc

Where in the product,: Connector Insulation
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, homopolymer (CAS 9002-84-0)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%

SKU 60314 · Minnesota disclosure MN-7SJK8S7 · published 2026-08-25

AXIS M4225-LVEAxis Communications ABAxis Communications AB

Where in the product,: CONN
What it is doing,: Function unknown at this time
Compound,: 2-[difluoro(methoxy)methyl]-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (CAS 163702-08-7)
How much the filer reports,: 90 to 100%