PFAS molecules have unique properties - they're both hydrophobic (water-fearing) and hydrophilic (water-loving). This dual nature causes them to naturally concentrate at air-water interfaces, like ...

Due to the potential impacts of PFAS on the environment and human health within both German and European Union legal frameworks, entities involved in the manufacture or use of PFAS face ...

The battle against forever chemicals (PFAS) represents a pivotal shift in consumer-corporate dynamics. The PFAS revolution is here with consumers are leading the charge.

Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed "forever chemicals," are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at alarming levels in the Arctic. People living in the Arctic, they add ...

The paper is published in Small Structures. The new surface integrates short hydrophobic nanowires and hydrophilic microchannels in a structured pattern.

Those PFAS with an acid terminal functional group are likely to be present in the ionised form in environmental conditions. The hydrophobic (nonpolar) and hydrophilic (polar) regions of such ...

PFAS are categorized by chain length into long-chain PFAS, such as PFOA and PFOS, and short-chain PFAS, such as GenX. While all PFAS exhibit environmental persistence, their toxicological profiles ...

Wastewater treatment facilities are a major source of PFAS contamination in drinking water in the US – they discharge enough of the “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations above safe ...

Nagoya University researchers introduced a phosphonic acid polymer with hydrophobic spacers for fuel cells, achieving high-temperature and low-humidity operation without PFAS-related environmental ...

A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a new design for the electrolytes used in fuel cells. The material complies with environmental regulations and demonstrates moderate ...