Just published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, we found that fluoropolymers (and non-fluorinated polymers!) can be sources of PFAS, including ultra-short chain PFCAs like TFA, PFPrA, and PFBA. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
How to check if we are getting PFAS out of the circular economy? A key indicator is monitoring PFAS in recycled products and in recycling facilities. Here we look at the status of the PFAS phaseout in paper and board in Norway. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in paper products since the 1960s. PFAS emissions during the life cycle of these products haā¦
"We would never use a bulldozer to collect plastic from a meadow. The oceanās surface is so little understood, though, that itās difficult for people to imagine what might be out there." A great read by @rebeccarhelm.bsky.socialnautil.us/a-plastic-oa...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isnāt all garbage. Itās also an ecosystem.
Major EU legal decision happened today regarding PFAS and PMT substances! The General Court confirmed in an appeal case that GenX should be labelled a SVHC under REACH. This will give REACH more authority for authorising and regulating PFAS & PMTs! www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
Judge dismisses appeal against the inclusion of harmful GenX chemicals on the EU āsubstance of very high concernā list.
Really good PFAS-summary and-presentation :) Corporate Europe Observatory announced that major pfas makers spent at least ā¬18.6m on lobbying in the European Union last year, specials.fd.nl/pfas-het-gif...#pfas#pfasdilemma#pfasverbot#health#water#lobbying@hanspeterarp.bsky.social
Pfas zijn volop in het nieuws, maar wat zijn het voor stoffen en wat is het probleem ermee? In deze webspecial zet het FD de ins en outs van pfas uiteen.
"Pay someone to clean up a ton of plastic fouling the environment in a developing nation and get certified to create another ton. Then call yourself pollution neutral. This system of āplastic creditsā is catching on globally, especially among corporations" @mongabay.bsky.social on "plastic credits"
With plastic pollution littering the planet, certification organizations are popping up to sell āplastic creditsā to companies, allowing them to offset the plastic they make and use with equivalen...
My Cape Breton grandfather would say: "Well that changes the water on the beans", whenever there was schocking new information An alternative to this was, "Well holy whisperin' ginger cakes!"
Interested in learning more how to assess chemical mobility and sorbtion to soils & sediments? Then you may be interested in the open access slides @sivani.bsky.socialzenodo.org/records/1000...
Huge news on the #ZeroPM regulatory watch this month on #PFAS and #PMT substances in the EU: - EU Council& Parliament agree on F-gas phase out by 2050 - European Parliament supports revision of CLP - ECHA received > 600 comments on the PFAS restriction proposal + more! zeropm.eu/regulatory-w...
As the EU Green Deal roles out, ZeroPM's regulatory watch will announce upcoming initiatives related to persistent and mobile substances.