The 'forever chemicals' in 99% of Americans Hundreds of everyday products are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS.

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PFAS are a large, complex, and ever-expanding group of manufactured chemicals that are widely used to make various types of everyday products. For example, they keep food from sticking to cookware, make clothes and carpets resistant to stains, and create firefighting foam that is more effective. PFAS are used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, and military.

A research team has estimated concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in breast milk -- and raise the need for more research.

From popcorn to drinking water, PFAS seem to be in nearly everything we consume. What exactly does this mean?

With much fanfare, the EPA announced the proposed drinking water regulations for two "forever chemicals," PFOA and PFOS. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said, "Communities across the country have suffered far too long from the ever-present threat of PFAS pollution. That is why President Biden launched a whole-of-government approach to aggressively confront these harmful chemicals, and EPA is leading the way forward."

On February 11, Health Canada proposed guidelines for PFAS in drinking water that are 50,000 – 300,000 times higher than our EPA's Health Advisories. This article will look at this and another significant issue, the EPA's classification of PFAS as hazardous substances.

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Vermont, California, Colorado, Maryland, Oregon, and more have passed or are considering restrictions on PFAS-containing cosmetics.

There are articles everywhere talking about the dangers of PFAS. The Federal and State governments, environmental groups, and the media have declared that dangerous PFAS chemicals are everywhere and present a widespread problem across the U.S. The condemnation and fear-mongering are so widespread that you can be forgiven if you question why I would even bother to write about such a black-and-white subject.

Imagine reaching for your favorite lipstick or lotion only to discover a "toxic threat." They contain PFAS - once championed for their versatility and now branded as "forever chemicals." As has been the case before, the latest battleground over PFAS isn't just about product safety but about whether evidence-based science can prevail over fear-driven campaigns.

A growing number of state legislatures are considering banning the sale of cosmetics and other consumer products that contain the toxic industrial compound PFAS, so-called forever chemicals

A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS.

EUROPE: The banning of just five refrigerants under the new PFAS regulation proposals would lead to the banning of virtually all the current lower GWP HFC/HFO alternative refrigerant blends. Excluding

There are articles everywhere talking about the dangers of PFAS. The Federal and State governments, environmental groups, and the media have declared that dangerous PFAS chemicals are everywhere and present a widespread problem across the U.S. The condemnation and fear-mongering are so widespread that you can be forgiven if you question why I would even bother to write about such a black-and-white subject.

The Biden administration has set limits on certain PFAs, known as 'forever chemicals' in drinking water.

Harmful PFAS chemicals can now be detected in many soils and bodies of water. Removing them using conventional filter techniques is costly and almost infeasible. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB are now successfully implementing a plasma-based technology in the AtWaPlas joint research project.

Once dubbed "forever chemicals," per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, might be in the market for a new nickname.

More sustainable ways of removing persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment are on the horizon.

It's cheaper to make less now than to deal with the problem of these "forever chemicals" later.