{"id":21,"date":"2024-12-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/?p=21"},"modified":"2024-12-28T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T09:00:00","slug":"pfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"PFAS: Everything You Need to Know about these \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are PFAS?<\/h2>\n<p>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a group of synthesized chemicals. These chemicals have been used since the 1950s due to their waterproof, non-stick, and stain-resistant properties.<\/p>\n<p>Common uses include cookware (non-stick coating), food packaging (non-stick coating), water-resistant clothing, cosmetics and personal care products, firefighting foam (AFFF), and textiles, leather, and paper.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are PFAS a concern for drinking water?<\/h2>\n<p>PFAS may affect the reproductive system, cause cancer, suppress the immune system, and cause thyroid problems.<\/p>\n<h2>Why PFAS are called \u2018forever chemicals\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>PFAS bonds are among the strongest in organic chemistry, so these compounds resist breakdown by water, heat, and biological processes. Once released into the environment, they persist for decades.<\/p>\n<h2>Effective Methods for Removing PFAS from Drinking Water<\/h2>\n<p>Activated carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, and ion exchange resins have all been shown to reduce PFAS. Point-of-use systems protect individual taps; whole-house systems treat all incoming water. Filter media must be replaced on schedule to maintain performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Rajah Filter double-action process<\/h2>\n<p>Our PFAS-targeted media combines physical adsorption on high-surface-area coconut carbon with chemical adsorption on functionalized sites, achieving effluent concentrations below the 20 ppt threshold defined by NSF\/ANSI 53.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a group of synthesized chemicals. These chemicals have been used since the 1950s due to their waterproof, non-stick, and stain-resistant properties. PFAS is used in: Cookware (non-stick coating) Food&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-filtration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test580.sahilsaleem.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}