How to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water—and Keep It Out
Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment.
Should WA test human waste fertilizer for PFAS?
Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there ...
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Bacteria make a meal of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals'
To test how well it might eat these chemicals, the researchers sealed populations of F11 into flasks where the only carbon source came from PFAS, at a concentration of 10,000 micrograms per liter.
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Removing ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Could Make It a Lot More Expensive
Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.
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Study finds high PFAS levels near Okinawa air base, raising contamination concerns
The EPA has stated that no level of PFAS is safe in drinking water. A common source of PFAS contamination was aqueous film-forming foam used by military firefighters at U.S. and Japanese bases in ...
Bye Bye PFAS: City of Greensboro approves millions to get forever chemicals out of water
The money approved will let the city hire a contractor to oversee the first phase of upgrades to its water treatment ...
Tony Evers launches effort to address PFAS in groundwater that serves a third of Wisconsinites
Tony Evers' budget proposal will also include millions of dollars to address contamination and supply bottled water.