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Researchers have designed a small block structure or monolith using 3D printing that can filter one of the most common “forever chemicals” in the water. A team from the University of Bath in the UK used a special material called indium oxide and through 3D printing, made lattices to maximise the surface area and create small monoliths. In three hours, the monoliths removed 53 per cent of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the most common forever chemicals also called PFAS. Moreover, by heating the monoliths at 500°C and reusing them three times, researchers observed that at least 75 per cen...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," are used across various industries, from electronics to aerospace. However, they have also found their way into everyday consumer products, raising public concern due to their harmful effects on people's health. "PFAS are these man-made chemicals, they don't occur naturally, we have to make them in the lab," Dr Shelley Liu, associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, told Euronews Health. Scientists confirm toxic 'forever chemicals' enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin"They are ...
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Forever chemicals can permeate human skin, according to a new study that comes as European Union regulators weigh a ban on the toxic substances. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down naturally and can be found in common industrial and consumer products such as cosmetics, hand sanitizers, and clothing. PFAS can also cause serious health problems, such as cancer, liver damage, poorer immune system response, and low birth weight. Prenatal exposure to 'forever chemicals' may increase obesity and hypertension risk in children In the ...
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Toxic forever chemicals have travelled as far as the Arctic Ocean, and were recently found pounding our coastlines on the back of ocean spray, making their removal from the environment all the more imperative. So far, per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) remediation has been beset with obstacles. In the UK, it could cost £21 billion (around €25 billion) to remove all forever chemicals from our sewage alone, according to UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR). Even if we did foot that bill, a question mark still hangs over the efficacy of the available technology. But Oxyle, a Switzerla...
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Menstrual periods may be starting earlier in younger generations, according to new research. The study was published on Wednesday in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open and based on data from the Apple Women’s Health Study, which involved 71,341 women. Researchers in the US found that the average age at which girls begin menstruating has decreased from 12.5 years for those born between 1950 and 1969 to 11.9 years for those born between 2000 and 2005. There has also been an increase in the time it takes for menstrual cycles to become regular after menarche (the first menstrual cycle), with...
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