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2. ‘Forever chemicals’ found in non-stick pans and pizza boxes ...

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   Cleaning up pollution from commonplace ‘forever chemicals’ could exceed £1.6 trillion across the UK and Europe, according to new analysis.The toxic substances can be found almost everywhere ...

3. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Sales of PFAS, which cost approximately $20 per kilogram, generate a total industry profit of $4 billion per year on 16% profit margins. [29] Due to health concerns, several companies have ended or plan to end the sale of PFAS or products that contain them; these include W. L. Gore & Associates (the maker of Gore-Tex), H&M, Patagonia, REI, and 3M.

4. Texas sues chemical giants over forever chemicals marketed as ...

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   PFAS chemicals are used in cookware, stain-resistant carpets, water-repellent clothes, multiple cleaning, agricultural and other products. PFAS chemicals have been linked to causing numerous ...

5. We're addicted to PFAS. Can we adapt to live without?

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   Over the past two years, 3M sold nearly 25,000 different products that contain PFAS, the "forever chemicals" that will soon be largely illegal in Minnesota. While the company has reformulated ...

6. Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances refers to the destruction or removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from the environment. PFASs are a group of synthetic organofluorine compounds, used in diverse products such as non-stick cookware and firefighting foams, that have attracted great concern as persistent organic pollutants.

7. Certain types of ‘forever chemicals’ will no longer be used ...

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   The FDA estimates that it may take another 18 months after this phase-out to exhaust stocks of products containing these food contact substances. Chemicals called long-chain PFAS stopped being ...