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Inside E. coli bacteria, researchers have found an enzyme, C-P lyase, that enables the microbe to degrade highly stable chemicals.

Fibre-based moulded bowls, which are marketed as “compostable,” had PFAS levels three to 10 times higher than doughnut and pastry bags. PFAS are added to these bowls and bags as a water- and grease-repellent.

Activated carbon is a charcoal-like substance that PFAS stick to quite well and can be used to remove PFAS from water. Ion exchange systems are typically even better, writes Joe Charbonnet.

The State has also asked the Court to void certain corporate transactions between DuPont and its affiliates designed to insulate DuPont from PFAS-related liabilities. 

Numerous Maine farmers have had their livelihoods disrupted due to PFAS contamination, which originated in sludge that was spread as fertilizer by farmers who were told by the government that it was safe to use.

ASCE awarded Higgins the 2022 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award for a paper he co-wrote with colleagues that include Colorado School of Mines PhD candidate Stefanie Shea. 

These results show that PetroFix is an effective tool for quickly reducing the risk-sensitive benzene and MTBE concentrations in groundwater and obtaining regulatory closures in short order for long-open sites.

In a new report, EPA Inspector General says the agency lacks policies to protect scientific integrity from political interference.

The ubiquity of fast food and discount stores in poorer communities increases exposure to plastic packaging, products, and associated chemicals and impacts.

Groups call for a prohibition on Inhance Technologies from continuing to produce several dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the fluorination of plastic containers.