As part of a greater government push for scientific funding of PFAS research, many projects have captured my interest. I’m here to share one of them with you today. Recently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $250K to Dr. Onur Apul, assistant professor of environmental engineering from the University of Maine, to study how… Continue reading Eliminating PFAS from Used GAC Water Filters
Category: Impact
PFAS in Food?
PFAS has multiple pathways into the human body, including food, water, breathing, and (rarely) skin contact. Originating from the industrial manufacturing sector and our environment by proxy, PFASs have found their way into our bodies, mainly through food and water that have been contaminated in a variety of ways. PFAS pollution is directly related to… Continue reading PFAS in Food?
PFAS End of Year Recap – the current situation
This year, PFAS has experienced a monumental rise in media coverage and public attention. Due to the PFAS-conscious policies of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) requiring PFAS testing, many towns found dangerous PFAS levels in their water sources. By May, around 20% of tested public wells contained above-regulation PFAS levels. Communities scrambled to… Continue reading PFAS End of Year Recap – the current situation
Hanscom AFB – A Potential Source of PFAS in Massachusetts?
Hanscom Air Force Base is an Air Force base located in Bedford, Massachusetts, and is the headquarters for the Massachusetts National Guard. Hanscom AFB also hosts non-military activities, including firefighting training that may use aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs), which have been mentioned earlier to contain PFAS [1]. To summarize what has been presented in previous… Continue reading Hanscom AFB – A Potential Source of PFAS in Massachusetts?