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Battelle, in partnership with Viking Global Investors, is launching a new company called Revive Environmental.

CEH and PEER responded to nine significant new use notices (SNUNs) filed by Inhance Technologies by calling on the EPA to ban the process that creates per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

PFAS “forever chemicals” are found in fire fighter protective gear and have been linked to cancer, the leading cause of fire fighter death.

The MCLs for PFOA and PFOS apply to all 3,117 community, nontransient noncommunity, bottled, vended, retail, and bulk public water systems.

PFBA is a breakdown product of other PFAS that have been used in stain-resistant fabrics, paper food packaging, carpets, and consumer products.

This was found in a study from the DTU National Food Institute carried out in collaboration with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

Funding to maintain RCRA regulations has been flat or reduced for more than 20 years and EPA is currently reviewing more than 10 other petitions involving the RCRA, EPA notes.

Leachate is generated from the decomposition of waste and precipitation coming into contact with the landfilled material. The water leaches out chemicals from the waste, including Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology investigates the ideal ratio between boron nitride and PFAS to remove fluorine atoms.

Data collected from fish taken from Sarasota Bay helps identify contaminants from plastic pollution getting into the food chain.