There are limited alternatives that can comply with firefighting standards, making PFAS-based equipment and foams the only ...

When people eat or drink foods containing “forever” chemicals, the compounds accumulate in the body and can cause kidney, ...

A research team led by Harvard University has found elevated concentrations of organofluorine in U.S. municipal wastewater. More than 60% consisted of widely prescribed fluorinated pharmaceuticals, ...

Municipal wastewater treatment plants remove less than 25% of extractable organofluorine, with fluorinated pharmaceuticals ...

Kerwin said House Bill 1674 could reduce the presence of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, on Texas farms and ranches that use fertilizers made from treated sewage.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname of forever chemicals from their extraordinary ability to stick around in the environment long after they’ve been used.

such as microplastics or perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), could cause cancer. Microplastics are minute particles made out of plastics that have embedded themselves in our natural environment. Their ...

According to a new study from the University of Notre Dame, your smartwatch band is exposing your wrist to so-called forever chemicals. Researchers found exceptionally high levels of ...

Each were killed after drinking water and eating grass laden with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl — also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals." The toxins came from a sewage-based fertilizer ...

Three perfluorinated compounds—PFSM-perfluoroalkyl_sulfonamide_Me, PFSM-FSAA, and PFCA-unsaturated—were significantly upregulated in the CPP group. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis suggested the ...

The New Mexico Environment Department is asking for additional monitoring of a city dog park in the Casa Solana neighborhood established on a former landfill, but officials said the request isn ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname of forever chemicals from their extraordinary ability to stick around in the environment long after they’ve been ...