Some 2.5 million Virginians have PFAS in their drinking water at higher levels than the legal limits recently put forth by the federal government. The numbers, which were self-reported to state ...

Call it cleaning house. Entrepreneurs are getting creative while eliminating the insidious and omnipresent toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals, which are so difficult to ...

Several states are trying to phase out the use of pesticides containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), long-lasting chemicals linked to serious health risks including cancer, liver damage ...

LOWELL — UMass Lowell researchers are investigating PFAS exposure among construction workers, the university recently announced in a press release. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) earn their "forever chemical" moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human brain. This unique ability to cross the blood-brain barrier ...

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 ...

Forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs), are substances that exist for an extended period of time without biodegrading. They are found in a range of everyday ...

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.

“We discovered of these 22 watch bands that we looked at, that there was PFAS in many of them,” said physicist Dr Graham Peaslee. Peaslee studies contaminants in textiles at Notre Dame and ...