UC RIVERSIDE: Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’ UC Riverside News July 18, 2024 285Bacteria can cleave stubborn fluorine-to-carbon bonds in insidious water pollutants By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering...
UC RIVERSIDE: ‘Forever chemical’ discovery can aid drinking water cleanups UC Riverside News May 31, 2024 109Salty discharge problem becomes an asset in new treatment breakthrough By David Danelski, UC Riverside A discovery by UC Riverside...
UC RIVERSIDE: New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered UC Riverside News May 10, 2024 248Method deals with pollution from fire suppressant foams By David Danelski, UC Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks...
SJV WATER: Regulators took aim at two water contaminants recently. But do regs go far enough or target the right players? SJV Water News May 1, 2024 90By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and...
GRIST: The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer Grist News April 20, 2024 159Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It’s full of forever chemicals. By Zoya Teirstein This story was originally...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home The Conversation News April 17, 2024 80Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans,...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits Cal Matters News April 10, 2024 153The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...
PRESS RELEASE: California adopts health-protective goals for forever chemicals in drinking water Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 6, 2024 602Public health goals reflect the best current science and will help guide drinking water standards Press release from Cal EPA’s...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 5, 2023 152USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings and Events April 28, 2022 1160Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
NOTICE: PFAS Technical Seminar Video Recordings, Agenda, Speaker Abstracts and Biographies, Presentations, and Survey State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 28, 2019 77From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board recently hosted a 2-day Technical Seminar and...
PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’ Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events July 24, 2019 2646PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods – and the environment. What are they...