The European Union (EU’s) Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has now entered into force. The new measures, which ...

Niehuus, technology and regulation consultant for VDMA Pumps + Systems speaks to World Pumps as part of its “PFAS: The big ...

Waterways from as far northwest as Washington state and as far southeast as New Mexico have at least some concentrations of PFAS chemicals of concern. Colorado River sampling was comparatively ...

Exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals has been linked to various potentially life-threatening illnesses, including multiple types of cancer. Sadly, firefighters often encounter PFAS more regularly on the ...

Now, the conversation has turned to what's in your tap water. Some drinking water contains per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—also known as forever chemicals—that are linked to cancer, low ...

Used in consumer products since the 1950s, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals with strong fluorine-carbon bonds, earning them the nickname ‘forever chemicals’ ...

On 20 November 2024, the ECHA published an update on the initiative, with work ongoing by ECHA’s scientific committees to evaluate PFAS risk and the socio-economic impact of a ban or restrictions on ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on January 21, 2025, that it added five chemicals to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and updated one entry: 6-[(C10-C13 ...

Scientists discovered a bacterium that degrades PFAS and their toxic byproducts, offering a potential solution for these persistent pollutants. Further research aims to enhance its efficiency for ...

Plants and wildlife living around Holloman Lake near White Sands National Park contain some of the highest levels of toxic PFAS contamination recorded in the world, according to findings released ...

As cleanup continues in the West Plains, the federal governments’ plans to strictly regulate PFAS was scrapped last week by the new administration of President Donald Trump. Known as “forever ...