Forever chemicals found in household dust in New Castle, Gore is sued for pollution
New Castle was the subject of a PFAS study, and W. L Gore Co. was sued by the state of Maryland for knowingly polluting the ...
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How to Avoid PFAS in Today’s World: Forever Chemicals Are in Everything
The first forever chemical, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), was discovered in 1938 1. Chemist Roy Plunkett and chemical company DuPont saw the substance’s potential and developed it as the ...
Are PFAS in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’
Yes. PFAS are referred to as “ forever chemicals ” because they don’t naturally break down once the product containing the ...
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Scientists achieve low-temperature, efficient degradation of 'forever chemicals'
PFAS, referred to as "forever chemicals," possess high thermal and chemical stabilities as well ... including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), perfluorooctane sulfonic ...
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Forever chemicals found in household dust in New Castle, Gore is sued for pollution
Since 1958, Gore has been using “PTFE”, which is a type of “forever chemical,'' in its manufacturing processes. For decades, these chemicals were purchased from DuPont and 3M. According to ...