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On Monday, the U.S. EPA proposed a rule that would improve reporting on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory.

US Navy and 374Water awarded contract to demonstrate 374Water's supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) technology ("AirSCWO") at a U.S. Naval installation.

Army Corps of Engineers awarded the $27.6 million contract to Brice Engineering on Nov. 10. 

It's rare for a federal agency to weigh in on the policy of another agency with public comments, but the USDA recently submitted one over listing PFOA and PFOS acids as hazardous substances.

The American Chemistry Council is strongly opposed to EPA’s proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances.

The scientists also note that WHO did not disclose the names, affiliations, and potential conflicts-of-interest of those involved in the preparation or peer-review of the draft guidelines.

Research and regulatory attention to PFAS has grown dramatically in recent years, yet data about PFAS-contaminated sites are incomplete. Researchers recently proposed a “presumptive contamination” model to fill the gap.

Scientists at Staffordshire University are driving research to understand the scale of plastic pollution in agricultural soils and its impact around the world.

Scientists from Newcastle University and Flinders University have now been able to measure how millions of tiny plastic particles potentially come off during cooking and in the wash as non-stick pots and pans gradually lose their coating.

New research has documented disturbingly high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in widely used pesticides.