A more precautionary approach is required for the regulation of PFAS chemicals, otherwise industries will continue polluting the environment without breaking any laws.
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It is difficult and expensive to effectively remove ‘forever chemicals’ from your drinking water at home. And you also don’t want to get rid of the health-giving minerals water contains.
Tap water is just one of the ways people are exposed to PFAS.
Should Australian authorities follow the US lead and impose lower limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water?
PFAS are commonly found in waterproof clothing, stain-resistant textiles, cosmetics and cookware. Here’s how to best minimise your exposure to these forever chemicals.
Corporations have an incentive to make profits – even if their products hurt or even kill people. Here’s how to stop history repeating.
Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
I hate telling people I’m a chemist – but chemistry is the central science of the modern world.
In Australia, the taxpayer has footed the bill for the forever chemical clean-up so far. But this will have to change.
Filtering out PFAS is only the first step. These ‘forever chemicals’ still have to be destroyed, and there are many questions about how to do that safely.
These chemicals are now found on almost every part of the planet, including in the bodies of a large percentage of the American public. An environmental health scientist explains the risks.
Huge amounts of PFAS come from wastewater treatment plants, new study finds.
Synthetic chemicals found in ski wax have been found in the snow and soil on ski slopes and could pose a toxic threat to the environment.
They have properties that make them essential for many products.
Researchers are finding alarming concentrations of persistent pollutants such as PFAS in Australian dolphins. These record-breaking levels are cause for concern.
Scientists found PFAS hot spots in Miami’s Biscayne Bay where the chemicals are entering coastal waters and reaching the ocean. Water samples point to some specific sources.
Recently published research is showing PFAS chemicals may be even more harmful than we thought.
Focusing solely on humans at the expense of other life in the aftermath of train derailments limits the effectiveness of our disaster response management.
Paper and bamboo straws contain ‘forever chemicals’ – maybe threatening the health of people and wildlife.
New restrictions on PFAS and other potentially hazardous chemicals in Australia present an opportunity for industry to develop alternatives for new, safe and clean products.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University
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Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, Michigan State University
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Lecturer in Environmental Health, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, Liverpool John Moores University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University
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PhD Candidate in Quantum Technology & Innovation Governance, Institue for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Macquarie University
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Professor, environmental microbiologist, Thompson Rivers University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Environmental Forensics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey
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Visiting Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
