Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The nation’s drinking water providers, including Sydney Water, have called for a blanket ban on the entire family of “forever ...

This campaign saw significant increases in the lobbying expenditure of major producers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals for their persistence in ...

Share on Pinterest “Forever chemicals” are found in manufacturing and consumer products and contaminate nearly half of U.S. water supplies. Grace Cary/Getty Images Water containing PFAS ...

The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and property. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul At the height of the Los ...

Industrial applications such as plastics and electronics production account for most PFAS use, according to data from Nordic countries' chemicals agencies, opens new tab. Research linking PFAS ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered one of the city’s largest private spa complexes, connected to a lavish banquet hall in the Regio IX district. The remarkable discovery, located in insula ...

Boil notices are for killing bacteria. VOCs are chemicals. As Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil engineering and ecological engineering at Purdue University puts it, “Chemicals can’t be killed.