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Environment

‘Forever chemicals’ used in lithium ion batteries threaten environment, research finds | Lithium-ion batteries

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” used in lithium ion batteries essential to the clean energy transition present a dangerous source of…

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Health

Nanoplastics and ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt molecular structures, functionality

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have made significant inroads in understanding how nanoplastics and per- and…

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Environment

Railroad wrongly burned chemicals after East Palestine derailment, agency says | Ohio

The National Transportation Safety Board said that Norfolk Southern and its contractors unnecessarily burned toxic chemicals – including vinyl chloride…

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Health

New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin

A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through…

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Environment

Research reveals toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ accumulate in testes | PFAS

New research has found for the first time that PFAS “forever chemicals” accumulate in the testes, and the exposure probably…

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Health

Mirror-image chemicals may revolutionize drug delivery

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are complicated carbohydrates, a term that describes the natural, sugar-based, starchy material that makes up much of fruits,…

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Environment

Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk | PFAS

Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health by wearing clothes made waterproof with “forever chemicals”,…

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Health

Study reveals how ‘forever chemicals’ may impact heart health in older women

New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known…

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Environment

Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories | Global development

Rivers, lakes and tap water in areas of Bangladesh that host garment factories are swarming with dangerous levels of toxic…

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Lifestyle

3 Ways to Get Rid of Dandelions Without Chemicals

Dandelions are a deceptive plant—their yellow flowers are bright and cheery (and kind of pretty!) but the reality is that…

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