PFAS are a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that show up in everyday products and environments. From non-stick ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of ...

Advocates hope Minnesota’s ban on “forever chemicals” could bring a new focus and drive for regulations if the Democratic ticket prevails. Minnesota last year enacted a sweeping ban on toxic “forever ...

In July 2023, the result of a U.S. Geological Survey that 45% of all tap water in the country was contaminated by PFAS made national headlines in all major news outlets. What went under-reported was ...

The panel screened several PFAS compounds, including PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFDA, PFUnDA and others. According to Quest, ...

PFAS, aka forever chemicals, are a large group of manmade chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Some of the most persistent manmade compounds on the planet, they’re commonly ...

Report Flags Bottled Waters With Higher Levels of PFAS Linked to Cancer ...

A U.S. sailor uses a hand pesticide sprayer as part of a demonstration in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Spc. 3rd Class Katie Cox) Advocates who were fervent supporters of a bill to ban a type of ...

A new UK government report describes the threat posed by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as ‘one of the most pressing chemical challenges of our time’. Acknowledging that PFAS ...

Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS or “forever chemicals,” have dropped by more than 60% in North Atlantic pilot whales over the past decade, according to a study ...