Here’s How to Tell If Your Smartwatch Band Has Forever Chemicals
Metal: Metal wrist bands are incredibly durable and stand up well to the everyday wear and tear your smartwatch will go ...
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Keeping Time on PFAS
An investigation into fluoroelastomer watch bands has revealed high levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), a short-chain ...
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 ...
Apple accused of exposing some Watch owners to ‘forever chemicals’
Peaslee has previously found PFAS in other consumer products like cosmetics, fast food wrappers, contact lenses, and dental ...
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EPA draft sludge risk assessment for PFAS: What it means for utilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment on January 14, 2025, for ...
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“Forever Chemicals” In US Drinking Water Linked To More Cases Of Certain Cancers
A first-of-its-kind study has found that in US communities where drinking water is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
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Bacteria identified that can eat and digest forever chemicals and their byproducts
Researchers have identified a bacteria strain capable of breaking down and transforming some of the most stubborn forever ...
Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals — and even some of their toxic byproducts
“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...
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Apple sued over alleged PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ level in watch bands
A lawsuit accuses Apple of selling Watch bands with high PFAS levels, "forever chemicals" linked to health and environmental ...
PFAS: France's drinking water is massively contaminated by 'forever chemicals,' including in Paris
Two separate campaigns conducted by the Eurofins laboratory and the UFC-Que Choisir and Générations Futures associations ...
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 ...
Oxyle raises $16m to lead the fight against the "forever chemicals" contaminating our water
Industries have long struggled with PFAS treatment. Current methods like filtration and adsorption merely move PFAS from water to other waste streams, requiring expensive incineration or landfilling ...