Class A foam is typically used on structural ... chemicals posed serious health risks. PFAS persist indefinitely in the environment and accumulate in bodies–potentially disrupting hormonal, ...

A swimming and fishing spot near a major airport will be tested for dangerous chemicals as calls continue for more ...

This article is the first in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. During 21 ...

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

In January, the EPA expanded their TRI PFAS list, adding 9 chemicals. Facilities must report their use and disposal of these ...

Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...

Once PFAS leak into the environment, they are incredibly resistant, hardly break down, and accumulate in the bodies ... where aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is applied. AFFF is a type of ...

While used in a wide variety of products including foam extinguishers and frying pan coatings, PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly over time and can accumulate in ...

Because sludge can accumulate high ... potential source of PFAS pollution on farms: In 2018, water well testing of a dairy farm in New Mexico found that firefighting foam from a nearby Air Force ...

Normally, PFAS contamination is caused by firefighting foam used at airports ... PFAS don’t biodegrade, so they tend to accumulate in the environment unless intentionally removed, he said.