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An Australian lawmaker traveled nearly 10,000 miles to our neck of the woods to discuss the prevalence of PFAS.

Clean Earth has been retained by the U.S. Department of Defense to study how to remove PFAS from contaminated soil from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetically created organic chemical compounds that have been at the forefront ...

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

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

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 ...

Technically called PFAS or PFOS, forever chemicals are a family of more than 10,000 human-made substances. They are only manufactured by a relatively small number of companies, but are widely used ...