A researcher has discovered a new method to remove so-called 'forever chemicals' from our drinking water by heating the PFAS with granular activated carbon. The discovery represents a significant ...

A University of Missouri researcher has discovered a new method to remove so-called "forever chemicals" from our drinking ...

Researchers have identified a bacteria strain capable of breaking down and transforming some of the most stubborn forever ...

With the funding that remains, Maine could finish its $28.8 million investigation of 1,100 sites where PFAS-laden sewage sludge was spread on farm fields as a fertilizer and install water ...

Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States ...

"Pyrolysis is a high-temperature degradation process where you melt away the polymer. You degrade it, convert it to oil and then evaporate that oil and recover the leftover solids as recovered carbon ...

PFAS are synthetic chemicals widely used since the 1940s, accumulating in the environment due to their resistance to degradation. Drinking water is a significant source of PFAS exposure ...

PFAS are a class of chemicals widely used in both industry and consumer products. The chemicals enter wastewater through sinks, washing machines, stormwater and industrial processes. Wastewater ...

Technically called PFAS or PFOS, forever chemicals are a family of more than 10,000 human-made substances. They are only manufactured by a relatively small number of companies, but are widely used ...