PFAS have been making headlines again this month after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced newly established regulations limiting the amount of these toxic chemicals that can be used ...

Researchers have made significant inroads in understanding how nanoplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- commonly known as forever chemicals -- disrupt biomolecular structure and ...

Developed for resistance to heat, water, and chemical degradation, PFAS enabled advances across consumer products, industrial ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers' blood during pregnancy are ...

Some people in Northwest Georgia say they are concerned after a study revealed higher levels of forever chemicals in ...

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PFAS "forever chemicals" can be found in drinking water around the world, whether it comes from a tap or a bottle, a new study warns. Ten specific PFAS chemicals were found in samples of bottled and ...

No single approach fits every site, but landfills that evaluate PFAS technologies within a broader framework will be better ...

A group of potentially harmful chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have repeatedly cropped up in headlines. But the sheer number of chemicals in this class, along with unclear ...

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 ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers’ blood during pregnancy is associated ...