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The damage forever chemicals in our water could be doing to our health
HFOs decay into TFAs, trifluoroacetic acids. TFAs are very stable. In fact they can persist for potentially thousands of ...
The Cool Down on MSN4d
Government investigation uncovers troubling details about several unmonitored landfills: 'Almost certainly leaching those chemicals directly into the environment'
"Workers, local residents and businesses have a right to know if their workplace or local area is polluted with toxic ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN5d
6 toxic chemicals we’re exposed to daily and how to avoid them
Everyday products containing hazardous chemicals could jeopardize our health. Here are six examples and strategies to reduce ...
Stockhead on MSN4h
Why ASX water tech stock SciDev is on the front line in fight against ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS
SciDev is an Australian leader in PFAS remediation The company is on a strong trajectory as PFAS makes headlines Stockhead ... Read More The post Why ASX water tech stock SciDev is on the front line ...
Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development ...
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Maine’s former landfills are leaking forever chemicals
The law required licensed landfills to test collected drainage water, or leachate, for the presence of forever chemicals. As rainwater seeps through a landfill, it is contaminated by the waste.
The New York Times18d
Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.
Let us help you. Updated April 11, 2024 We have updated our guidance to reflect the EPA’s requirement that municipal water systems remove six forever chemicals from drinking water by 2029.
Business Insider25d
Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in water, food, and air won't disappear with new EPA rules. But 6 simple tactics can reduce your exposure at home.
That's bad news since PFAS last for decades without breaking down, earning them the "forever chemicals" nickname. Researchers have found them in drinking water, household dust, rainwater and soil ...
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‘Forever chemicals:’ Now that feds have acted, some say Kentucky should do more
Rep. Kevin Bratcher, a Louisville Republican, says he wants to be on the right side of history when it comes to the man-made ...
MLive12d
EPA designates two PFAS chemicals as ‘hazardous substances’
On April 19, the EPA finalized the listing for PFOS and PFOA, two individual compounds in the PFAS family of toxic chemicals, ...
Yahoo26d
EPA sets new limits for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
NOT A DROP TO DRINK: RAINWATER POLLUTED BY FOREVER CHEMICALS WORLDWIDE, STUDY SAYS Perflouroalkyl and polyflouroalkyl substances – PFAS – are a group of thousands of man-made chemicals used to ...
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EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water
Forever chemicals have grown so widespread that rainwater in most places on Earth contains unsafe concentrations. A study published this week found harmful levels in 31 percent of groundwater ...