When Sandia scientists Ryan Davis and Nathan Bays set out to find a better way to absorb and degrade PFAS in water sources, they kept running into the same issue: Detecting the chemicals in samples ...
Synthetic PFAS are known as "forever chemicals," lingering in water, cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, and even our blood as they resist breaking down. They're infamous for being hard to detect.
Some stories and dynamics seem to repeat themselves throughout history. In 2005, the European Union (EU) banned all forms of asbestos in goods, whether produced within its borders or imported.
PFAS “forever chemicals” threaten farms nationwide. Testing, funding and new tech could help agriculture adapt, if the willpower is there.
They're in cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, tap water, and even detectable in human bodies – PFAS, a group of synthetic chemicals. PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they resist ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - In recent years, PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals”—have gained attention due to new bans and growing awareness of their health impacts. What you might not know is that ...
When evaluating legal risk relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), most businesses typically consider wastewater, groundwater, or soil impacts, not air emissions. However, state and ...
The battery industry is developing methods for PFAS remediation as the threat of future regulation draws closer. While remediation is rarely as simple as direct substitution, novel materials are being ...
Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-often called "forever chemicals"-may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new ...
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (TOKYO: 4204) (President: Keita Kato; hereinafter “SEKISUI CHEMICAL”) announced that, in response to the global trend of tighter regulations ...