The scientific community’s understanding of the health and environmental effects of PFAS is evolving at a rapid pace. At the same time, researchers are developing new technologies to assess and remediate PFAS contamination. This section provides the latest updates on developments in PFAS-related science and technology.
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This study analyzes the release of volatile PFAS to the gas phase from PFAS-containing, single-use food packaging materials and from municipal solid waste during anaerobic decomposition.
November 19, 2024 | Environmental Science & Technology
This study investigates electronic waste dismantling and recycling as a source of bis-FASIs, an emerging type of PFAS, to the environment.
November 12, 2024 | Environmental Science & Technology Letters
This study examines the leachability of PFAS from concrete contaminated by aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).
October 29, 2024 | Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
This study evaluates the adsorption and aggregation processes in systems containing nanoplastics and PFAS with different fluoroalkyl chain lengths.
October 20, 2024 | ACS ES&T Water
This study measures the partitioning of PFAS from degrading landfill waste into organic matter, leachate, and landfill gas.
August 29, 2024 | Journal of Hazardous Materials