The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental ...

Regulation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in soils under New York’s remedial programs was a little erratic in 2024. As to their inclusion in the New York State ...

Each doubling in blood levels of the PFAS chemical perfluorooctanoic acid is linked to 2.7 times the odds of fatty liver ...

Chemicals that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, according to a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report. The EPA detailed its findings in a ...

Abu Dhabi, December 4, 2024: Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative cationic covalent organic framework (COF) that efficiently detects and removes perfluorooctanoic acid ...

A host of water utilities and conservationists, including the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, have recently warned that the city of Milton could soon discharge "several PFAS compounds" ...

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New process upcycles hazardous chemicals to graphene. (Nanowerk News) Rice University researchers have developed an innovative solution to a pressing environmental challenge: removing and destroying ...

Some evidence suggests that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may increase the risk of certain cancers, including thyroid cancer. Research notes that PFAS exposure can disrupt ...

Background: A recent meta-analysis of 15 studies found a change in birthweight of −12.8 g (95% CI = −23.1, −2.38) per ng/ml PFOA in maternal or cord blood and −27.1 g (−50.6, −3.6) per log ng/ml PFOA.