Water System Project Targets 'Forever Chemicals'

Water contaminated with PFAS a serious concern

TO THE EDITOR: Safe drinking water should be free, but it isn’t - even in towns like ours. If you’ve heard of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), you might know that these “forever chemicals” are linked to an extended list…

Eco-friendly plastic offers flexible electronic properties without 'forever chemicals'

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for wearable electronics, sensors and other electrical applications. The material, a so-called ferroelectric polymer, is made without fluorine, considered a "forever" chemical that hurts the environment because compounds made with it don't break down quickly or at all.

Could UK Tap Water's 'Forever Chemicals' Lead To France-Style Bans?

Here's what two experts have to say.

Earth, Wind and Fire: PFAS

PFAS are all around us: in our cleaning products, in our cookware, in our clothing. The properties that make the forever chemicals so useful — ability to resist water and endure heat — are also what makes them difficult to…

Sheffield: Berkshire Green Drinks talk on 'forever chemicals'

Laura Orlando, senior scientist at Just Zero and Boston University adjunct professor, will speak on PFAS contamination at the Berkshire Green Drinks hybrid event on Wednesday, July 9.

How plants could help us detect, and even destroy, dangerous ‘forever chemicals'

The vision “I think a lot of people now are aware of PFAS, or concerned about it, or want to know whether it’s present in their water, their food. The whole purpose of what we’re trying to do is develop something that’s simple and cost effective to answer that question for them.” — Bryan Berger, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Virginia The spotlight Last fall, we wrote a story about how a group of researchers, together wi…