PFAS refers collectively to the thousands of man-made chemicals that take a very long time to break down in nature. None of ...

These chemicals, used in clothing, kitchenware, and waterproofing agents, are spread out throughout nature and in the bodies of animals and humans worldwide. For example, a type of PFAS called PFOS ...

Vermonters deserve solutions to address affordability. But any leader who tells us that we must choose affordability over a healthy environment is simply locking us into today’s problems for even ...

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of thousands of chemicals manufactured since the 1940s for use in ...

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for example. Hendershott said these chemicals began to be used for industrial purposes in the 1940s but were expanded to ...

The class-wide restriction proposal on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the European Union is expected to affect a wide range of commercial sectors, including the lithium-ion ...

3 4 “The use of PyroGenesis’ plasma torches for the treatment of PFAS-contaminated material is yet another example of the many uses for PyroGenesis’ plasma technologies that we are ...

Firefighting foam, also known as aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), is a substance used to extinguish high-intensity fires. Unfortunately, exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which ...

For decades, the manufacturers of firefighting foam (or AFFF) used dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in their foam that may cause cancer. Many firefighters across the country who have developed cancer ...

But the fertilizer also contained synthetic and highly hazardous chemicals known as PFAS, which are found in hundreds of household products and have had devastating effects on farms and ranches ...