Rice researchers have developed a process to use PFAS to extract lithium from high-salinity brine pools, described in a study recently published in Nature Water.
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research ...
In chemistry, some problems are so persistent that they are nicknamed “forever.” Perfluoroalkyl and ...
Researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in creating testing devices that are simpler, more ...
Scheme, current and temperature of the FJH study. Credit: Nature Water (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00404-z Rice University researchers have developed an innovative solution to a pressing ...
Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labeled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. The results ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances were a major topic at the Pittcon instrumentation and analytical science conference ...
Food is a major PFAS exposure route. Here’s how it gets onto our plates, what regulators are doing and how robust testing ...
AMHERST, Mass. — University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first-ever federal restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water were created last year. Municipalities throughout the country are working to upgrade ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals that have been employed in a wide range of industries worldwide since the 1940s. 1,2 This includes equipment for packaging ...