PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances) are man-made chemicals that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to a ...
Environmental exposure to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occurs as mixtures. Importantly, the bioaccumulation potential and toxicity of a particular mixture is driven by the number of ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $3.2 million, split between two Texas universities, to research the impact of ...
USA Today investigation reveals 'forever chemicals' found in West Texas water supply “Farming communities are the ...
Gain an understanding of PFAS, their properties, environmental impact, health risks, and regulatory challenges, focusing on ...
Thousands of potentially toxic plastic chemicals can migrate from food processing and packaging into the human body, a new ...
In December, Maryland environmental officials began testing drinking water in a set of schools and daycare centers served by wells for harmful PFAS compounds. So far, out of 200 schools and ...
For example, flossing your teeth is good oral hygiene, but some flosses are coated in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, which can make consumer ...
The Sepulveda-Hoskins lab helped her to shift gears and begin her PhD journey to study PFAS bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in farm ponds with a focus on human health implications. Sophia Horn, ...
As part of the EPA research grant, Texas A&M will study PFAS uptake and bioaccumulation in plants and "advance strategies to remediate PFAS in biosolids" and the soils they end up in. Texas Tech ...