4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (607+ words) Researchers at Penn State have developed a new sensor architecture that could significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals and biomolecules in liquids, with possible applications in environmental monitoring, healthcare and agriculture. For environmental and biological monitoring, liquid compatibility is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (676+ words) The defining feature of the EU's PFAS strategy is its move away from regulating individual compounds towards controlling PFAS as a class." Under a proposal submitted to the European Chemicals Agency by five Member States, the EU is considering a…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (806+ words) Highly mobile, highly persistent, and increasingly present in both groundwater and surface water, TFA is now on the radar as a possible environmental contaminant of concern. But do we need to monitor it routinely? Is it a useful warning signal,…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (690+ words) The investigation, funded by environmental charity Fidra, marks the first national-scale survey of TFA in UK surface waters. It confirms what many in the sector have suspected: TFA is widespread, under-regulated, and slipping through the cracks of current water monitoring…...