Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Break Down Certain “Forever Chemicals”
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have identified two bacteria species that can degrade a stubborn group of pollutants, known as “forever chemicals” or PFAS. These naturally-occurring bacteria can break the chemical bonds in these
PFAS and Your Wastewater Discharge Permit: What to Know and How PFAS Affects Permit Requirements
Beginning with the PFAS Action Plan of 2019, it became clear to industry observers and environmental professionals that EPA intends to regulate PFAS compounds...
Hawaii’s Red Hill Water Contamination Fiasco Explained
For 75 years, an underground military fuel storage facility in Hawaii was leaking. Sometimes the leaks were just a few gallons, and other times they amounted to tens of thousands of gallons.
Superfund Research Program Science Digest: Technology Profile
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island SRP Center, led by Rainer Lohmann, Ph.D., developed a passive sampling device to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater...
New invention turns toxic forever chemicals (PFAS) into harmless molecules
In our quest to discover ways to rid our environment of “forever chemicals,” the focus is now shifting towards a worrying subclass of these pollutants that contain chlorine atoms within their chemical makeup...
Real-Time Detection and Quantification of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detection and quantification have gained significant attention within analytical chemistry.1 This field has become very...
Critical Oversight in EPA’s PFAS Rules: Ignoring a Key Contaminant Source
A recent study conducted by Harvard found that unmonitored PFAS can accumulate and last for centuries.
Researchers in California examined tactics used by companies to delay restrictions on forever chemicals
When Should PFAS Be Part of Your Environmental Due Diligence?
USEPA Proposes Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for PFAS compounds in Drinking Water. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposed to amend the...
UGA researchers find improved treatments for removing ‘forever chemicals’
University of Georgia researchers in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering are wrapping up the final year of a study to develop improved, cost-effective treatment systems with advanced technologies for removing polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances from water, wastewater...
PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution
