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March 18th, 2025 - Treven Pyles

Prolonged exposure to ethylene oxide linked to life-threatening diseases

Multiple studies have shown ethylene oxide's harmful effects on humans, after which a flood of lawsuits accused U.S. EtO-emitting ...

March 18th, 2025 - Michael Bartlett

Ethylene Oxide: Rising legal and regulatory actions

Long-term exposure to EtO heightens the risk of cancers like lymphoid and breast cancer. The increasing number of legal challenges...

January 16th, 2025 - Treven Pyles

Know what your 9/11 VCF claim status means

The Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has provided thousands of 9/11 victims with fair compensation for their physical injuries and m...

August 29th, 2024 - Michael Bartlett

Long-term use of AFFF linked to renal cell carcinoma in firefighters

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, is a fire suppressant commonly used in the US Air Force and other military branches to put out...

August 21st, 2024 - Treven Pyles

Carcinogens in AFFF: Studies show a link between PFAS levels and kidney cancer

For decades, civilian and military firefighters have been exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in AFFF. These chemicals, called PFA...

May 28th, 2024 - Michael Bartlett

The Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act seeks to provide timely payment to affected firefighters

On March 21, 2024, Senator Cory Booker and Representative Darren Soto introduced the legislation known as the Firefighter PFAS Inj...

October 13th, 2023 - Treven Pyles

How much AFFF exposure can cause cancer in firefighters?

Civilian and military firefighters often use AFFF to extinguish fires stemming from combustible and flammable liquids and gases, s...

October 13th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

The Zadroga Act, providing funding for the WTC Health Program and the VCF

The Zadroga Act, named after James Zadroga, an NYPD detective who died from respiratory failure associated with Ground Zero exposu...

October 11th, 2023 - Treven Pyles

The reopening of the VCF allows 9/11 survivors and responders to obtain financial compensation

While the original Victim Compensation Fund operated from 2001 to 2004, it was reopened in 2011 after the signing of the Zadroga A...

August 15th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

The impact of PFAS on dairy farms

Because dairy farmers often use nutrient-rich byproducts to fertilize the fields where their cows graze, which sometimes contain P...

August 10th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

The latest technologies in eliminating PFAS from drinking water

Currently, it is known that granular activated carbon, ion-exchange resins, high-pressure membrane systems, and the electrochemica...

August 09th, 2023 - Treven Pyles

Black and Latino communities, disproportionately affected by drinking water with PFAS

Since most Black and Latino communities live close to pollution hotspots such as industrial sites, airports, landfills, military b...

August 07th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

Short-chain PFAS, more difficult to remove from drinking water

While short-chain PFAS show more hydrophilicity, long-chain PFAS show more hydrophobicity. This means that the former are more sol...

August 03rd, 2023 - Treven Pyles

'Forever chemical' GenX more toxic than previously thought

There are currently up to 9,000 variations of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, all of which have caused significant pollution ac...

August 01st, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

PFAS testing: VAMS are the better, accessible, and cost-effective approach

VAMS could potentially revolutionize biomonitoring studies, supporting large-scale efforts and epidemiological research for divers...

August 01st, 2023 - Treven Pyles

Frankenstein chemicals: the hidden dangers in your drinking water

Drinking water is a vital resource that should provide nourishment and promote good health. However, beneath the familiar chlorine...

August 01st, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

The silent threat: how PFAS chemicals impact women, pregnancy, and human development

The initial study on the impact of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ) on female fertility reveals that women with elevate...

July 31st, 2023 - Treven Pyles

PFAS affecting agriculture - crops and farm animals

PFAS are an extensively used chemical family that is now referred to as forever chemicals because of their high thermal and chemic...

July 28th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

Addressing PFAS contamination in rural communities

Recent research from the US Geologic Survey (USGS) found that nearly half of US tap water contains PFAS chemicals. Even though lar...

July 27th, 2023 - Treven Pyles

The excessive costs of removing PFAS from wastewater

As environmentally-persistent contaminants, removing PFAS from drinking water requires expensive technological and infrastructural...

July 26th, 2023 - Michael Bartlett

Estimated cost of PFAS cleanup from drinking water systems

According to a recent study by the US Geologic Survey, around 45% of US tap water contains one or more types of PFAS. With about 1...