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Environmental scientists have discovered that simply switching to new formulations isn't enough – the toxic chemicals leave behind invisible layers that can contaminate new systems.

For residents of Johnson County, the wait for federal assistance continues as local officials work to address what they describe as an unprecedented environmental disaster.

"PFAS concentrations were high in the foams even if the concentrations in the water were relatively low," researchers say.

Video: Detecting PFAS contaminants in water and soil samples is a slow process, but companies like FredSense are speeding it up.

The researchers are now excited to scale up the process and take it from the lab to the field.

The first phase of the new electraCLEAR PFAS destruction system is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2024, with additional systems planned for other Lacks facilities in the future.

Ned Antell, staff scientist at Remedy Scientific Inc. is showing a poster at RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit. Here is the summary.

Ovivo teases their poster for RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit on PFAS destruction for drinking water treatment plants and more. 

While the researchers plan to further improve the material's durability and scalability, they envision it initially being used in point-of-use filters attached to kitchen faucets.

A new report from the EPA's Office of the Inspector General has exposed a pattern of retaliation against EPA scientists who challenged the agency's rubber-stamping of potentially dangerous chemicals.