As the National Park Service inks a new deal for plastic bottle concessions, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility say the agency is dragging its feet
It is crucial to develop new uses for fly ash. Due to high alkalinity and high metal content, it may be used for the chemical precipitation of LFD, but there are few reports on this aspect.
The team built several prototypes, with one, three, and 10 stages, and tested their performance in water of varying salinity, including natural seawater and water that was seven times saltier.
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Their models are applicable for fresh and saltwater and account for the type, size, shape and ionic charge of the microplastics; as well as the functional compound groups and chain length of PFAS.
Study finds that PFAS detection was positively associated with the number of PFAS sources and proportions of people of color who are served by a water system.
This is the first peer-reviewed study to show sociodemographic disparities in drinking water PFAS exposures and to statistically link sources such as landfills and airports to PFAS concentrations in community water systems.
Dr. Matthew Christiansen, state health officer and commissioner, says the data is helping the state plan ahead in anticipation of new drinking water standards.
According to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, over two dozen public water systems in West Virginia have detectable levels of so-called "forever chemicals."