Försvarsmaktens utredning av föroreningen av grundvattnet vid Ärna flygfält sågas vid fotknölarna av myndighet som menar att utredningen är motstridig och har brister. Myndigheten Sveriges geologiska ...

Outdoor gear is in the midst of a sea change. A common family of chemicals used for waterproofing, stain resistance, and durability — PFAS — is being banned in textiles in California and in apparel in ...

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En ny metod av att få stopp på spridning av PFAS ämnen testas just nu på Sundsvall/Timrå flygplats. På en 400 kvadratmeter stor yta står två borriggar och för ner aktivt kol åtta meter ner i marken ...

PFAS stands for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of chemicals that have properties that allow them to repel water, dirt, and oil. You may know them by an older term “PFCs,” or ...

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helskärm Brandskum med PFAS användes bland annat i Kallinge där försvaret hade sina brandövningar under flera år. Kemikalien gick ner i grundvattnet och de boende i Kallinge fick i sig vatten med PFAS ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are synthetic chemicals found in many products, including food packaging, household cleaners and nonstick cookware, according to the U. S.

In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end up sticking around long after he died—in fact, almost forever. Today, ...

3M is still on track to stop making PFAS by the end of the year. But it’s probably going to take longer to stop using or selling the toxic “forever chemicals” completely. The Maplewood-based ...

Some noncarbonated bottled water products sold in the U.S. and tested as part of a new study contained potentially toxic PFAS chemicals, prompting calls for the federal government to set standards ...

Increasingly found in drinking water, food, soils, and people’s bodies, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are industrial chemicals that essentially never break down in the environment.