Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname of forever chemicals from their ...

Of the six types of PFAS tested, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—once commonly used in nonstick pans and recently deemed hazardous by the EPA—was by far the most impactful.

The resulting PFAS-laden materials are typically sent ... without being consumed in the process. Our system harnesses energy from cheap blue LEDs to drive a set of chemical reactions.

PFAS compounds have carbon-fluorine bonds ... without being consumed in the process. Our system harnesses energy from cheap blue LEDs to drive a set of chemical reactions. After absorbing light ...

They found that the organofluorines — a group that includes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — were found in wastewater in eight large municipal treatment plants. The wastewater ...

The VET PFAS Act could help older veterans with toxic exposure attain the medical treatment they need by expanding eligibility. However, the stark reality is that current laws fail to be inclusive ...

Some 2.5 million Virginians have PFAS in their drinking water at higher levels than the legal limits recently put forth by the federal government. The numbers, which were self-reported to state ...

“We actually saw a full-page ad in a magazine that promoted ‘fluoroelastomer’ watch bands, and my research group was surprised to see anybody advertising PFAS in a product,” Graham ...

“We discovered of these 22 watch bands that we looked at, that there was PFAS in many of them,” said physicist Dr Graham Peaslee. Peaslee studies contaminants in textiles at Notre Dame and ...

PFAS compounds have carbon-fluorine bonds ... without being consumed in the process. Our system harnesses energy from cheap blue LEDs to drive a set of chemical reactions. After absorbing light ...