This method of extraction can enable more precise PFAS detection in laboratories.Researchers at the Korea Research Institute ...
They’re sticking it to the man-made chemicals. PFAS — synthetic substances that persist in the environment and human body — have been likened to “slow poisons” that may increase the risk of certain ...
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 ...
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 ...
Water providers are removing toxic PFAS chemicals from drinking water, but current methods are energy intensive. Temple researchers are looking at alternative technologies. Temple University ...
MANLIUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team has declared the former Fennville City Dump a PFAS ...
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it’s planning to roll back some drinking water regulations for a toxic group of chemicals known as PFAS. The agency will keep other rules ...
Nearly everyone in the United States has forever chemicals in their blood. Companies have long used these chemicals to make products that withstand water, oil and heat, including non-stick pans and ...
Some of these long-lasting, pervasive chemicals are known to carry serious health risks. Research is still underway on the health effects of other kinds of PFAS. Water systems that filter out PFAS are ...
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday that select water systems will begin testing for PFAS. Often referred to as forever chemicals, PFAS stands for ...