Tag: PFAS
PFAS: a new material would eliminate 99% of residues in drinking water
News Published on 04/03/2023 at 5:23 p.m. Updated 04/03/2023 at 5:23 p.m. Reading 2 mins. A new technology developed in Canada would eliminate 99% of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) also called…
Infertility: PFAS would remove up to 40% chance of conceiving
News Published on 03/24/2023 at 11:04 am Updated 03/24/2023 at 11:04 am Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician) A new study alerts us to the dangers…
Toilet paper ‘potentially significant source’ of perennial PFAS pollutants, study finds
News Published on 03/02/2023 at 12:00 p.m. Updated 03/02/2023 at 12:00 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Toilet paper represents an unexpected and “potentially significant” source of PFAS, the chemicals dubbed “eternal…
Discovery that frightens scientists! Harmful chemical substance PFAS detected in Norwegian glaciers
According to the news of The Guardian Newspaper, scientists from Oxford University detected 26 types of PFAS compounds in their research in the glaciers in Norway’s Svalbard region. In the…
The proposal: Prohibition of PFAS in the EU
Around 10,000 PFAS chemicals may be banned completely in the EU. The ban will apply to the production, use and import of the chemicals, according to a proposal drawn up…
Robert Bilott: “People need to know that PFAS are a public health hazard”
A first French roadmap, while waiting for Brussels. Tuesday, January 17, the French government presented a first “action plan on PFAS” (perfluoroalkylated substances) before their ban on a European scale.…
These known cosmetics contain PFAS, pollutants harmful to health
News Published on 01/18/2023 at 12:31 p.m. Updated 01/18/2023 at 12:31 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician) According to a BBC investigation, major brand cosmetic…
After the PFAS alarm in Vetlanda – safe to drink the water again
It was at the end of 2021 that Njudung Energi sampled the water in the municipality’s waterworks in order to identify the amount of PFAS in the drinking water. It…
Decision today: Court of Appeal judgment in the PFAS case
It was in April last year that the verdict was handed down in Blekinge district court in the high-profile PFAS case. The verdict ruled that Ronneby Miljöteknik must compensate the…
10,000 plants clean Igelbäcken from PFAS
The 10,000 plants in Igelbäcken were planted as part of a pilot project financed by the city of Solna with the help of grant money from the county government. Jarmo…