Alarming news: A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain “very high ...

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.

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 ...

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

“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 ...

The government is poised to toughen regulations to ensure safer drinking water in Japan, after a recent survey showed that organic fluorine compounds in tap water exceeded guidelines for the ...