One program that survived, though, was the EPA’s effort to monitor public drinking water systems for almost 30 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They’re part of a class of ...

For almost a century now, perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances have extensively polluted the environment, causing dire health and economic consequences. Notably, these chemicals ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called forever chemicals, constitute a large group of synthetic chemicals that contain at ...

Researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labelled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. Oxford Chemistry ...