A new study found 15 bands commonly available in the U.S. contained PFAS Getty Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as ...

PFAS compounds have carbon-fluorine bonds ... without being consumed in the process. Our system harnesses energy from cheap blue LEDs to drive a set of chemical reactions. After absorbing light ...

Some dental floss is coated with substances that make it easier to slide between teeth, notably PFAS, a group of chemicals now linked to many health problems. Others use flavors made with ...

The executive summary section of the report details at length how the Air Force has worked to treat and/or monitor the presence of PFAS — known as forever chemicals — at multiple locations on ...

The carbon-fluorine bond found in PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ... of developing chemical manufacturing processes that harness light energy and utilizing readily available materials ...

Some 2.5 million Virginians have PFAS in their drinking water at higher levels than the legal limits recently put forth by the federal government. The numbers, which were self-reported to state ...

He became the first Maine farm to close due to PFAS. In 2022, Maine banned sludge spreading, and is now investigating PFAS in retail products and landfills. With hundreds of sludge sites left to ...

Waterproof jackets and cosmetics. Stain-proof clothing, carpets and upholstery. Yet the PFAS family of chemicals that do all that and more have, in some cases, proven toxic and don’t readily ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A December report from Michigan’s PFAS action response team identified Kalamazoo’s Regional Fire Training Center on Nazareth Road as an “area of interest.” The area of ...