By optimizing the ratio of boron nitride to PFAS, the team almost completely removed the fluorine atoms from PFAS in four hours at ambient temperature and pressure.
Future work will focus on developing new multifunctional framework materials and scaling up the process of embedding the metal-organic coatings into fabric, Mirica says.
VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Texas Molecular, one of the largest independent providers of industrial waste sequestration services in the United States.
Five PFAS receive 'final toxicity values' from EPA, while four other PFAS that used to be confidential are also automatically added to the Toxics Release Inventory.
As part of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the Agency also proposed a rule in December 2022 to enhance PFAS reporting to TRI by eliminating an exemption for small concentrations.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program annual meeting highlighted ways to promote environmental justice and reduce health disparities.