When considering the maintenance of your car, do you wait until it’s on fire before taking it to the shop? Of course not! We are taught from a young age that we need to check the oil and tire pressure in order to keep the car in good condition. Monitoring [...]
What do non-stick coated pans, waterproof fabrics, oil-resistant food packaging, stain-resistant materials, and fire-fighting foam all have in common? They all potentially contain fluorinated compounds, and more specifically, are made with a suite of specialty chemicals called Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOAs). PFOS and PFOAs both are fluorinated [...]
Since the case of lead in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water, communities all over the country have been looking into their public water supply. While the utility company can sometimes be responsible for lead in water due to old water distribution lines that arrive to a building, other times it may [...]
Since the case of lead in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water, communities all over the country have been looking into their public water supply. While the utility company can sometimes be responsible for lead in water due to old water distribution lines that arrive to a building, other times it may [...]
