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How Ohio is turning dangerous PFAS-laden firefighting foam into water

Ohio has taken nearly 14,000 gallons of the PFAS-laden firefighting foam off the hands of over 100 fire departments. And it’s ...

A new tool is helping to annihilate dangerous PFAS in firefighting foam

For decades, firefighters used a foam that contained PFAS, or forever chemicals, that can cause cancer and other illnesses. Now a "PFAS Annihilator" can destroy the toxic chemical in the foam.

Expanding State PFAS Regulations Prove Challenging to Business

Opinion: Manufacturers and retailers can best navigate the compliance challenges caused by the expansion of state laws on ...

You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

Drinking water isn’t the only way people are exposed to PFAS today.
WUNC

Two new studies find PFAS in sea foam and Wilmington residents’ blood

Two recent studies show the pervasiveness of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. One study found high levels of PFAS in sea foam at several beaches along North Carolina's coast. “Sea foam along North ...
Phys.org

Failed battery chemistry offers new way to destroy PFAS

Researchers in the lab of Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have spent three years looking for failure, scouring the ...