PFAS

61 Unexpected ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Food PackagingA global study identified 61 PFAS chemicals in food packaging that are not authorized for use in such productsBy Katherine BourzacPFASs can be found in various food packaging, ranging from coated paper wrappers to plastic containers. Credit: Erlon Silva - TRI Digital/Getty ImagesFood packaging from around the world contains at least 68 “forever chemicals” that can seep into what we eat, a new study finds. And 61 of them are not even supposed to be used in such…

Aisha Dahir-Umar, the Director General of National Pension Commission (PenCom), has described as “totally misleading” widespread reports that the Commission gave a N10 trillion loan to the Federal Government. She also responded to claims that PenCom was owing the Federal Government retirees arrears of pensions as well as insinuations that Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) are not fulfilling their obligations to retirees with regards to access to their retirement savings. Mrs. Dahir-Umar, in a media interview at…

Bill Eisenman has always fished.“Growing up, we ate whatever we caught — catfish, carp, freshwater drum,” he said. “That was the only real source of fish in our diet as a family, and we ate a lot of it.”Today, a branch of the Rouge River runs through Eisenman’s property in a suburb north of Detroit. But in recent years, he has been wary about a group of chemicals known as PFAS, also referred to as “forever chemicals,” which don’t break down quickly in the environment and accumulate in soil, water, fish, and our bodies.The…

Tap water in urban areas of Southern and Central California appears more likely to be contaminated by PFAS “forever chemicals” than drinking water in many other regions of the nation, although rural Californians are far less likely to suffer similar exposure, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey. The newly released study is the latest to examine the prevalence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances — a vast group of manufactured chemicals that are drawing increasing scrutiny for their health…

The U.S. ecosystem is riddled with PFAS. And anew study released this week by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revealed that these toxic chemicals are in almost half of the country’s tap water.Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico HistoryThis is the first time a government agency has tested for and compared PFAS found in private and public water supplies throughout the country. 45% of the locations tested positive for PFAS chemicals. This stands for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances. They’re also commonly known as…

Chemical manufacturer 3M is set to pay $10.3 billion in settlements over forever chemical contamination of U.S. drinking water, the company announced on Thursday.What Is Carbon Capture? With Gizmodo’s Molly Taft | Techmodo“This is an important step forward for 3M, which builds on our actions that include our announced exit of PFOA and PFOS manufacturing more than 20 years ago,” 3M CEO Mike Roman said via a statement.This deal would compensate water providers throughout the country for the chemical pollution. PFAS, which…

UC San Francisco researchers reveal that the chemical industry, particularly DuPont and 3M, suppressed information about the health risks of PFAS (“forever chemicals”) similar to tobacco industry tactics. The study highlights a delay in public and regulatory awareness about PFAS toxicity despite industry knowledge of the risks.Widely used in clothing, household products and food, they resist breaking down in the environment.The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed…

Compounds used in firefighting foam seeped into the groundwater in the town of Stuart. Now it’s at the forefront of thousands of suits against chemical companies. Compounds used in firefighting foam seeped into the groundwater in the town of Stuart. Now it’s at the forefront of thousands of suits against chemical companies. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the…

This podcast was produced for Revive Environmental by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. This interview with David Trueba, President and CEO of Revive Environmental, will discuss how scientists are embracing the challenge of tackling the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS. Known for their persistence in the environment, these widely used chemicals pose potential threats to human health. Transcript: ​​Megan Hall: They're in your shampoo, your carpet, your…

A recent study reveals that supposedly safe replacement PFAS used in food packaging break down into toxic compounds, contaminating food and the environment. This challenges the PFAS industry’s claims about the safety of polymeric PFAS, suggesting that the best course of action is to eliminate the entire class of PFAS from non-essential uses.A study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters suggests that the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) once considered safe for use in food packaging…