How to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water—and Keep It Out
Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment.
Nature4y
The lipid bilayer and the structure and composition of a glycerophospholipid molecule
(B) A single glycerophospholipid molecule is composed of two major regions ... The hydrophilic head is composed of a choline structure (blue) and a phosphate (orange). This head is connected ...
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PFAS: The forever chemical reality
How did PFAS – known as ‘forever chemicals’ – manage to infiltrate global water sources so extensively before anyone realised ...
New Atlas3d
Bacteria make a meal of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our ...
Le Monde.fr29d
PFAS, a family of 10,000 'forever chemicals' contaminating all of humanity
Conferred by the carbon-fluorine chain of their chemical structure ... two legacy PFAS, as "carcinogenic to humans" (group 1) and "possibly carcinogenic" (group 2B). Meta-analyses of ...
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Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere—Here's How to Reduce Your Exposure to PFAs
“PFAS are a large group of chemicals that contain fluorines and carbons. Their chemical structure makes them ... forever ...
Runner's World20d
A New Study Suggests That Some Smartwatch Bands May Contain ‘Forever Chemicals’
The study analyzed individual PFAS compounds and found that PFHxA, a synthetic chemical within the PFAS group, had the highest concentration. PFHxA was detected in 40 percent of the samples.