PFAS toxins have a unique chemical structure that Ducatman said allows them not only to resist breaking down but also to attach to other particles and travel great distances. "They have happy feet ...

Unusually in the chemical universe, the structures of PFAS include groups of atoms within the same molecule that imbue them ...

In the Upper Room of the UMU next to the Old Hortus, we met with a representation of people from Utrecht University, the province and municipality of Utrecht, the Ministry of I&W, TNO, RIVM, WFD and ...

A couple of months ago, our blog published an article on the exploding ubiquity of Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the environment. TFA is a ...

Researcher R. Bryan Ormond is pursuing several research projects relating to removing PFAS from firefighter turnout gear.

On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has issued its fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ...

PFAS are fluorinated chemicals, which means the carbon atoms within their structure are bonded to fluorine atoms—those strong chemical bonds are hard to break, hence needing very high ...

The widely used Nafion, for example, is expensive and is manufactured with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which ...

During a fire, chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, are released into the environment, exposing ...

New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”) with increased risk of cardiova ...

This course introduces basic principles of atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions ... and persistent bioaccumulation of compounds like PFAs will be discussed.