Items Tagged with 'forever chemicals'

Recent tests conducted at Veolia’s hazardous waste facility in Port Arthur, Texas, indicate that high temperature incineration can destroy more than 99% of targeted per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The five-year grant, awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, will establish the Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention (ShARP Center).

Revive Environmental and Battelle have been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate a breakthrough technology designed to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

The EPA has announced it will maintain current national drinking water standards for two “forever chemicals,” while extending compliance deadlines for utilities and signaling a rollback of federal protections for four other PFAS contaminants.

As part of the contract, AECOM will collaborate with three specialty small businesses, including HUBZone-certified FPM Remediations, Inc. 

A new GAO report reveals EPA's Superfund program funding has declined 79% since 1999, even as contaminated sites could potentially be transformed into data centers to support America's AI infrastructure boom.

NSF launches certification program to verify food equipment and materials are free from PFAS, marking a significant step forward in food safety and public health protection.

Environmental scientists have discovered that simply switching to new formulations isn't enough – the toxic chemicals leave behind invisible layers that can contaminate new systems.

For residents of Johnson County, the wait for federal assistance continues as local officials work to address what they describe as an unprecedented environmental disaster.

"PFAS concentrations were high in the foams even if the concentrations in the water were relatively low," researchers say.