Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
The PFAS in lithium-ion batteries is a major obstacle to recycling or disposing of these batteries safely. But we have a way ...
NSW councils fear PFAS contamination will risk water security in drought
Mayors from regional NSW councils warn the presence of forever chemicals in their drinking water bores could force them to ...
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Study finds high PFAS levels near Okinawa air base, raising contamination concerns
Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...
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How PFAS 'forever chemicals' are removed from contaminated drinking water at treatment plants
One environmental source of human exposure to PFAS is drinking water, according to the World Health Organization. In Australia, PFAS levels were recently found exceeding national drinking water ...
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Australian lawmaker visits West Michigan to learn more about PFAS, filtration
And I say, ‘Yes, it can, because I saw it in Grand Rapids,’” says Faehrmann. Faehrmann tells us she plans to bring her newfound knowledge of PFAS and water filtration back to Australia.
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NSW councils fear PFAS contamination will risk water security in drought
In 2020, one of Dubbo's bores was taken offline due to the detection of the substances above Australia's current safe drinking water guidelines. Cr Black warned stricter proposed PFAS drinking ...