PFAS toxins have a unique chemical structure that Ducatman said allows them not only to resist breaking down but also to attach to other particles and travel great distances. "They have happy feet ...

News reports of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water have left people worried about the safety of tap and bottled ...

In the Upper Room of the UMU next to the Old Hortus, we met with a representation of people from Utrecht University, the province and municipality of Utrecht, the Ministry of I&W, TNO, RIVM, WFD and ...

A couple of months ago, our blog published an article on the exploding ubiquity of Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the environment. TFA is a ...

Researcher R. Bryan Ormond is pursuing several research projects relating to removing PFAS from firefighter turnout gear.

On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has issued its fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ...

PFAS are fluorinated chemicals, which means the carbon atoms within their structure are bonded to fluorine atoms—those strong chemical bonds are hard to break, hence needing very high ...

During a fire, chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, are released into the environment, exposing ...

New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”) with increased risk of cardiova ...

This course introduces basic principles of atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions ... and persistent bioaccumulation of compounds like PFAs will be discussed.

Due to the unique properties of PFAS, almost no other chemical substances can compete ... and single-cell technologies to print organ structures. They will be presenting their developments ...

PFAS are fluorinated chemicals, which means the carbon atoms within their structure are bonded to fluorine atoms – those strong chemical bonds are hard to break, hence needing very high ...