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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]
On Wednesday the FDA announced certain grease-proofing substances containing per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, would no longer be sold for use in food packaging in the U.S.
Workers who handle PFAS-containing products can also be exposed during their work, such as people who install PFAS-containing carpets and leather furniture with PFAS coatings, professional ski-waxers using PFAS-based waxes, and fire-fighters using PFAS-containing foam and wearing flame-resistant protective gear made with PFASs.
GenX is a Chemours trademark name for a synthetic, short-chain organofluorine chemical compound, the ammonium salt of hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA). It can also be used more informally to refer to the group of related fluorochemicals that are used to produce GenX.
Researchers still need to scale up this research out of the lab. Water treatment technologies are still expensive and a two-part process. First, PFAS must be separated from the water and concentrated.
“While the EPA is currently focused on water quality and removing these contaminants to the extent that current science allows, some of these chemicals are still being manufactured and used in ...
The wristbands in question contain what’s known as fluoroelastomers, synthetic rubbers made from chains of PFAS — which are highly durable during sweaty workouts and help avoid discoloration.
Dr. Carmen Marsit: PFAS are a class of about 15,000 human-made chemicals that contain fluorine groups, which give them special properties. They are in nonstick surfaces; they’re used in ...