This study evaluates the migration of PFAS via surface runoff and leaching to groundwater from AFFF-contaminated soils. November 10, 2022 | Environmental Science & Technology
The City of Philadelphia filed a civil complaint against 3M Company, DuPont, and other chemical companies alleging that the chemical defendant companies designed, manufactured, promoted, sold, used, and disposed of PFAS-rich aqueous film-forming foam in Philadelphia, despite allegedly knowing that PFAS was dangerous and toxic. November 4, 2022 | City of Phila. v. 3M Co….
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision that spinoffs of Historic E. I. du Pont de Nemours (“DuPont”), including the Chemours Company (“Chemours”) and Corteva, Inc. (“Corteva”), share in DuPont’s potential PFAS-related liabilities – despite the spinoff companies never conducting business in North Carolina, never operating the plant at issue, and never…
This study examines emerging PFAS destruction technologies, such as incineration, hydrothermal liquefaction, pyrolysis, thermal hydrolysis, and supercritical water oxidation. November 2, 2022 | Chemical Engineering Journal
Two state court complaints were filed in North Carolina arising out of the alleged use of aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”) to fight fires at various military air bases. The state is seeking compensation for the costs of investigating, remediating, treating, assessing, and restoring the facilities and waters allegedly contaminated by AFFF products. October 18, 2022…