This helped lead to a class-action lawsuit alleging that this contamination—with the PFAS chemical PFOA, also known as C8—could be affecting about 70,000 people who got water from the same ...
A growing body of research suggests that exposure to PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," may increase a person's risk ...
The company started researching alternatives to PFOA, one type of PFAS, in 2006. The process wasn’t easy. One initial step ...
Serum perfluorooctanoic acid concentrations predicted by linked exposure and ADME models were shown to correlate well with observed 2005-2006 human serum concentrations for C8 Health Project ...
A new study found 15 bands commonly available in the U.S. contained PFAS Getty Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Starting Jan. 1, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," will be banned in Minnesota from a wide variety of products — covering everything ...
Waterproof jackets and cosmetics. Stain-proof clothing, carpets and upholstery. Yet the PFAS family of chemicals that do all that and more have, in some cases, proven toxic and don’t readily ...