Technically called PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), forever chemicals are a family of over 10,000 human-made substances. They are only manufactured by a relatively small number of ...

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 ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...

While their scientific name – per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) – is not very evocative, their nickname speaks for itself: "forever chemicals." The exceptional chemical properties ...

Environmental groups have launched a broadside at the chemicals industry, accusing lobbyists of a massive campaign to block planned restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ...

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 ...

Nun schließt Regierungschef Mario Draghi in Afrika überraschende Deals ab. Zwei weitere konkrete Maßnahmen sollen Italien aus der Misere bringen – laut Experten um Jahre schneller als bei uns.

“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 ...

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.

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 ...