enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. How worried should you be about forever chemicals? Here's ...

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/worry-forever-chemicals...

   What are forever chemicals, or PFAs? “Forever chemicals are a class of chemicals known as PFAs, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” says Emily Scarr, program director of Maryland’s Stop ...

3. Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remediation_of_per-_and...

   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.

4. The Devil We Know - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_We_Know

   The Devil We Know is a 2018 investigative documentary film by director Stephanie Soechtig regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), a key ingredient used in manufacturing Teflon, and DuPont's potential responsibility.

5. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per-_and_polyfluoroalkyl...

   The EPA issued health advisories for four specific PFASs in June 2022, significantly lowering their safe threshold levels for drinking water. PFOA was reduced from 70 ppt to 0.004 ppt, while PFOS was reduced from 70 ppt to 0.02 ppt. A safe level for the compound GenX was set at 10 ppt, while that for PFBS was set at 2000 ppt. While not ...

6. Here Are All The Chemical-Free Sparkling Water Brands - AOL

   www.aol.com/chemical-free-sparkling-water-brands...

   San Pellegrino's sparkling water is solidly in the safe zone when it comes to PFAS levels at .31 ppt ("safe" PFAS levels are seen as being below 1 ppt). If you've yet to try their Essenza cans ...

7. Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often ...

   www.aol.com/paper-bamboo-straws-contain-pfas...

   Many paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS, also called "forever chemicals," which might make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, research suggests.

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

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_related...

   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]

9. FDA says PFAS chemicals are no longer sold for food packaging

   www.aol.com/fda-says-pfas-chemicals-no-030925924...

   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.