More than 80 percent of Kibi-Chuo residents tested for cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds in their blood had levels ...

Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected amino acids and complex mineral compounds, ...

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but it can also render organic compounds highly toxic or pollutants. Fluorine's name derives from fluorspar — or fluorite, CaF 2 (pictured) — which in earlier times was used as a flux to ...

Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as drinking water during times of drought.

A University at Buffalo study reveals that a strain isolated from contaminated soil can break down the strong carbon-fluorine ...

Fluorine compounds fall into two broad categories: organic and inorganic. Both categories have a wide range of industrial uses. Organic fluorides are compounds where fluorine is bound to carbon ...

“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...

The Environment Ministry has given water utility companies until the end of September to report back on organic fluorine compounds in tap water that pose a hazard to a human health. An expert ...