PFAS – News and Features

The hefty estimate comes from The Forever Pollution Project, a European research and journalism investigation.

A study links PFAS, persistent chemicals found in nearly half of US drinking water, to 6,800 annual cancer cases. Using nationwide data, researchers identified a 33% increased risk for cancers like thyroid and brain in areas with high PFAS levels.

Researchers have uncovered 11 genes that may hold the key to understanding how our brains respond to PFAS chemicals.

Researchers discovered more expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber, which revealed particularly high amounts of one forever chemical, perfluorohexanoic acid.

To properly monitor PFAS exposure and protect public health, researchers are building an analytical toolkit to ensure that all relevant PFAS are captured.

PFAS are raising health concerns due to accumulation in the environment and humans. This article explores the advanced analytical methods that aid PFAS detection in drinking water, ensuring compliance and enhancing public health protection.

At RAFA 2024, Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Maurizio Piergiovanni and Dr. Nicolò Riboni to learn about the promise of condensed phase–membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) for monitoring hazardous migrants in food packaging.

Discover how regulators are utilizing non-target and suspect screening to detect and prioritize emerging contaminants, shaping environmental monitoring strategies.

Chemists have illustrated how an LED light-based photocatalytic system can break the carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS at room temperature.

Study shows wastewater treatment plants remove 99% of microplastics and some PFAS from water, but these contaminants accumulate in biosolids, which are often spread on farmland. Researchers highlight the need to stop producing microplastics and PFAS.