Envirotech Online

One-step microfluidic extraction enables direct PFAS detection in complex samples

This method of extraction can enable more precise PFAS detection in laboratories.Researchers at the Korea Research Institute ...
The New York Times

Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.

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Outdoor Life

PFAS Explained: These Forever Chemicals Are Being Banned from a Variety of Outdoor Products. Now Gear Makers Are Scrambling

Outdoor gear is in the midst of a sea change. A common family of chemicals used for waterproofing, stain resistance, and durability — PFAS — is being banned in textiles in California and in apparel in ...
WOODTV.com

Former Fennville landfill declared PFAS contamination site

MANLIUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team has declared the former Fennville City Dump a PFAS ...
CBS News

What are PFAS? "Forever chemicals" and their health effects, explained

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...
Food & Wine

How to Mitigate Your Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals' in Food, According to Experts

There's been about a seven-fold increase in Google searches for the term "PFAS" over the last five years. When you do that quick search, you're met with a deluge of scientific data, research, and a ...
WRAL

EPA approves new pesticide with PFAS, sparking health concerns

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved another pesticide that contains PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment. The decision ...
UMass Lowell

Can Fiber Supplements Help Remove PFAS From the Human Body?

Found in everything from food and water to the air we breathe, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” are difficult to avoid. An analysis conducted by the Centers for ...
WebMD

PFAS: What to Know

PFAS stands for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of chemicals that have properties that allow them to repel water, dirt, and oil. You may know them by an older term “PFCs,” or ...
E&E

PFAS are in face masks. Should you be concerned?

A study confirmed the presence of “forever chemicals” in face coverings worn to protect from Covid-19. Exposure risk appears low, but the findings are raising concerns about the consistent presence of ...
Health.com

Should You Switch to PFAS-Free Dental Floss?

Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer and editor. Her work appears across brands like Health, Prevention, SELF, O Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York, and National Geographic's The ...