PFAS have a unique chemical structure, as Elsie M. Sunderland, an environmental chemist at Harvard who’s been studying PFAS for roughly a decade, explained to Vox. “An organic molecule has ...

The Australian Government has been working since 2002 to reduce how much PFAS are used in Australia. It has banned the import ...

Figure 2. Chemical structure of PFOS in its neutral and anionic form. Credit: Technology Networks. PFOS is a type of PFAS, despite its sulfonic acid group, and has been one of the most widely used ...

By directly targeting and dismantling the molecular structure of PFAS, photocatalytic systems like ours hold the potential for complete mineralization. Complete mineralization is a process that ...

Since 2019, a small team at the University of Michigan has been pioneering the use of plasma treatments to break down per- ...

Using specialized equipment at the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, the researchers detected the short-lived molecules created as the PFAS burned. "By taking 'snapshots' of the chemical ...

Investigators link PFAS contamination to Synagro fertilizer, but the company disputes the claims with its own study.

PFAS are a class of more than 14,000 chemical compounds and research has linked their exposure to harmful health impacts. If the bill becomes a law, Oregon will join a group of states that have ...