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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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
For the first time, PFAS were found in snow and meltwater on Mt. Everest from below the Base Camp to the Balcony. Samples taken are the highest altitude PFAS samples ever retrieved.
December 17, 2020 | Science of The Total Environment
Study identifies PFAS sources and fate processes relevant to agricultural systems and expands plant uptake mechanisms and plant responses to PFAS.
December 15, 2020 | Current Pollution Reports