How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.
“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...
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PFAS compounds found in more firefighting PPE
The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere—New Study Has Linked Them to Cell Death in Our Nervous System
The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...
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PFAS Exposure and Health Effects
Researchers examine how long-term exposure to widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detrimentally affect ...
Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have ‘very high concentrations’ of this harmful chemical
Alarming news: A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain “very high ...
New standards address PFAS toxins in firefighting turnout gear for the first time
We've been investigating a serious health threat to firefighters, embedded in the gear they wear when they do their ...
‘Little pockets of this all over’
This article is the second in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. In a wooded ...
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Smart Watch Bands Contain 'Very High Concentrations’ of Forever Chemicals That May Be Absorbed into Skin
A new study found 15 bands commonly available in the U.S. contained PFAS Getty Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as ...
When industry manipulates science to prevent a PFAS ban
A scientific article funded by an American lobbying organization for the chemical industry, widely quoted by stakeholders to ...