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Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them?
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Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them?News

Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them?

By Stephen Gray and Jianhua Zhang | Victoria University Sources of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', are more ubiquitous than many people realise. But new ways…
SourceSourceDecember 21, 2024 Full article
Sustainable festivities: Making Christmas joyful and eco-friendly
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Sustainable festivities: Making Christmas joyful and eco-friendlyScience

Sustainable festivities: Making Christmas joyful and eco-friendly

Questions: How can we celebrate the holidays more sustainably while still enjoying traditional festivities?How does choosing between real and artificial Christmas trees compare to other…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 8, 2024 Full article
New method shows promise in battling “forever chemicals”
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New method shows promise in battling “forever chemicals”Science

New method shows promise in battling “forever chemicals”

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a novel technique to break down perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS), a subgroup of the hazardous "forever chemicals" known as PFAS,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 13, 2024 Full article
A promising new method uses light to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
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A promising new method uses light to clean up ‘forever chemicals’Science

A promising new method uses light to clean up ‘forever chemicals’

The room-temperature defluorination method offers a promising solution for treating perfluoroalkyl substances. By Ritsumeikan University A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
Microbes found to destroy certain โ€˜forever chemicalsโ€™
Microbes found to destroy certain โ€˜forever chemicalsโ€™Science

Microbes found to destroy certain โ€˜forever chemicalsโ€™

By David Danelski | University of California - Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering team has discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide SolutionsScience

Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions

By University of New Hampshire PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as โ€˜forever chemicalsโ€™, have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skinScience

New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin

By University of Birmingham A study of 17 commonly used synthetic โ€˜forever chemicalsโ€™ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through human…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Europe’s water contamined by PFAS chemical: NGOs
Europe’s water contamined by PFAS chemical: NGOsNews

Europe’s water contamined by PFAS chemical: NGOs

Paris, France | AFP - Europe's rivers, lakes and groundwater are riddled with "alarming" levels of a persistent man-made 'forever chemical' linked to synthetic pesticides,…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
New โ€˜forever chemicalโ€™ cleanup strategy discovered
New โ€˜forever chemicalโ€™ cleanup strategy discoveredScience

New โ€˜forever chemicalโ€™ cleanup strategy discovered

By David DANELSKI | University of California - Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks down on insidious โ€œforever chemicalโ€ pollution in the environment,…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article