PFAS

High-Performance Adsorbents: The Future of Clean Industry

Porelio's FOMS adsorbents target PFAS, metals, and genotoxins, outperforming commercial solutions with unmatched selectivity, innovation, and sustainability.

Metrohm USA Awards Young Chemist for Research in Combatting Environmental Pollutants

Metrohm USA announced the winner of this year’s $10,000 (€9,200) Young Chemist Award, Ms. Katelyn Michael, a graduate student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

ECHA Receives a Large Number of Comments on PFAS Restriction Proposal

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of industrial chemicals that are used in numerous industrial processes and consumer products due to their special technical properties. PFAS are difficult to degrade and are detectable in the environment, food chain and humans. Therefore, these substances are also known as "forever chemicals."

Solvay in $393 Million PFAS Deal with New Jersey

Belgian chemical major Solvay has reached a $393 million deal with the US state of New Jersey to remedy contamination from poly- and per-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) – also known as “forever chemicals – caused by its subsidiary Solvay Specialty Polymers.

3M to Pay $10.3 Billion for PFAS Claims Resolution

3M has agreed to pay $10.3 billion to resolve legal challenges brought against the company by US public water systems over its discharges of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into US waterways. The deal is subject to approval by a US federal court.

EPA Cranks up PFAS Regulation Plans

After years of little or no movement on regulation of per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), Europe and the US, separately, are now preparing legislation to contain them.

ECHA Gets Moving on PFAS Restrictions

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is moving to advance the petition to restrict the use of poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs submitted in January by the environmental authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

Chip Makers Alarmed over PFAS Phaseout Proposals

Across the US and Europe, health and environment NGOs are putting pressure on national authorities to curb contamination from poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), the hard-to-decompose “forever chemicals” used to make semiconductors, batteries, aircrafts, cars, medical equipment or coat frying pans and skis.

ChemSec Adds Hundreds of PFAS to Substitution List

The International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), a Swedish NGO that advocates for reducing the production and use of hazardous chemicals, has added 370 new per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) — also known as “forever chemicals” — to its Substitute It Now (SIN) List.

3M Announces Exit from PFAAS

US consumer products giant 3M has announced it will discontinue production and use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS) across its products by the end of 2025.

US Chemical Producers Sue EPA over new PFAS Limits

American Chemistry Council (ACC), the industry association representing US chemical producers, is suing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS).

3M Agrees PFAS Clean-up with Flemish Government

US conglomerate 3M has agreed with the Flemish government to spend more than €571 million on cleaning up PFAS-contamination at its site in Belgium. The Flemish government had ordered 3M to halt PFAS production at Zwijndrecht last October because of contamination levels.

US Supreme Court Challenges EPA Role in Climate Rules

The mission of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under US president Joe Biden for the past 18 months has been to restore some of the Obama era anti-pollution regulations overturned by the former president Donald Trump.

Kullman Supports Chemours on PFAS Liability