in China have developed a biodegradable bamboo drinking straw that addresses these challenges. The study, led by Yu Luan and colleagues, introduces a method for producing bamboo straws by winding ...

Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called "forever chemicals ... has proposed limits for PFAS in drinking water but not yet issued a final rule. Keith Vorst, director of the Polymer and ...

researchers analyzed the PFA concentrations of 39 brands of drinking straws, which were comprised of five materials: paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel, and plastic. They found that paper ...

To explore this further, the research team purchased 39 different brands of drinking straw made from five materials – paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic. The straws, which were ...

They were also found in four out of five bamboo straws ... meaning they have the potential to bleed from the straw into a drink, but did not investigate this component further.

The scientists looked at 39 brands of drinking straws made from five different materials: plastic, stainless steel, bamboo, glass and paper. Within this cohort, scientists detected PFAS in 27 of them.

To explore this further, the research team purchased 39 different brands of drinking straw made from five materials -- paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic. The straws, which were ...