The West Virginia Rivers Coalition is suing Chemours over allegations of continued contamination of the Ohio River.

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 ...

The recommended dose for GenX chemicals is lower than that issued for C8, also called perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, and other PFAS chemicals in 2016 and 2021. “It would suggest that it’s ...

Scientific studies have shown that exposure to some PFAS in the environment may be linked to harmful health effects in humans and animals. PFOA – Perfluourooctanoic acid or C8. Used for years in ...

or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX. Read our complete coverage of PFAS pollution.