U.S. Forces Japan did not respond to an email or phone calls on Thursday seeking comment. The Department of Defense currently requires corrective action to be taken if levels of PFOS and PFOA ...

Mounting research on PFAS toxicology drives expanding filtration options worldwide. Ion exchange, carbon media, and membrane ...

Japan's Environment Ministry has decided to require ... PFAS include PFOS and PFOA, which are considered potentially harmful. The government set a provisional target in 2020 for the two chemicals ...

As a new survey showed cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds exceeded limits in numerous private water systems across Japan ... concentrations of PFOS and PFOA, two of the most common ...

Japan's Environment Ministry plans to legally ... They include PFOS and PFOA, which are considered potentially harmful. The ministry decided on Tuesday to establish a legal standard for the ...

Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' facilities ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic ...

Officials have conducted inspection of a US air force base in Japan over alleged leak of harmful ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid. Exposure to certain ...

Japanese authorities ... and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are carcinogenic and carry other health risks. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more ...

Japanese officials visited a training facility at Yokota Air Base, where firefighting foam likely overflowed into stormwater ...

The Japanese government said Friday that it has conducted an on ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid. While used in a wide variety of products including foam ...

For PFOA the half-life is in line with the range of published estimates ... Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan) connected to the MS/MS (QTRAP 5500, AB Sciex, Foster City, California, USA). Limits of ...