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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Soil and groundwater from a firefighting foam impacted site were sampled at high resolution and analyzed for an extensive list of anionic, zwitterionic, and cationic PFAS.
December 22, 2020 | Environmental, Science & Technology
Chemically persistent PFASs were hardly removed by the ozonation process but were effectively removed by physical treatments such as GAC adsorption and RO membrane processes.
December 20, 2020 | Environmental Engineering Research
Study examined PFOA and PFOS exposure in chicks of a generalist seabird species, the lesser black-backed gull breeding 49 km away of a PFAS hotspot (a fluorochemical plant in Antwerp, Belgium).
December 18, 2020 | Environmental Pollution
Study demonstrates for the first time a successful photochemical PFOS degradation by irradiation with UV light after adsorption of zeolites under ambient conditions with oxygen as a terminal oxidant.
December 17, 2020 | Environment, Science & Technology
PFAS were detected in 100% of the samples.
December 17, 2020 | Chemosphere