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2. 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 ...

3. Study finds 'forever chemicals' increase risk of thyroid cancer

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4. 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.

5. What are ‘forever chemicals'? What to know about PFAS ... - AOL

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   Precautions must be taken to avoid PFAS contamination from the likes of beauty products, certain clothing items and other household wares, all of which can contain PFAS, when collecting a sample.

6. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   The DoD has "used foam containing" PFAS chemicals "in exercises at bases across the country". The DoD, therefore, "risks the biggest liabilities" in relation to the use of PFAS chemicals according to Politico. [71] March 2018 The PFAS Expert Health Panel on PFAS submitted their commissioned report to the Australian government. [89]

7. 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.

8. Thousands of cleaning supplies may contain substances linked ...

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   Cleaning products may contain volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which include hundreds of different chemicals, said Dr. Natalie Johnson, associate professor of environmental and occupational ...

9. Toxic 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Can you actually ...

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   PFAS is an umbrella term that refers to more than 12,000 man-made chemical compounds that contain various chemical structures with at least one common characteristic: the presence of carbon ...