PFAS – News and Features

Technology Networks recently spoke with Dr. Holly Lee and Dr. Craig Butt from SCIEX to learn more about the analytical challenges of detecting PFAS and SCIEX’s 7500+ system to aid developments in mass spectrometry.

We sat down with Dr. John Puglia, senior director of research and development at Thermo Fisher, to learn more about their new biobased films and other sustainability initiatives.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a way to fingerprint "forever chemicals", which could help authorities trace them to their source when they end up in aquifers, waterways or soil.

Engineers have invented a new way to remove health-harming "forever chemicals" from water – using 3D printing.

Scientists tested nine fish species from four northern Illinois rivers for contamination with per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, synthetic chemicals found in numerous industrial and commercial products and known to be harmful to human health.

People who consume high amounts of certain foods during pregnancy may have high levels of “forever chemicals” in their lactation milk, according to a recent study.

A new method that uses visible light to decompose PFAS offers a promising solution for sustainable fluorine recycling and PFAS treatment.

A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible LED light offers a promising solution for sustainable fluorine recycling and PFAS treatment.

A new study has made significant inroads into understanding how nanoplastics and PFAS disrupt the structure and function of biomolecules.

Many municipal landfills “burp” gas from decomposing organic matter rather than letting it build up. And burps from buried waste containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can release these “forever chemicals” into the air.