I felt protected but not claustrophobic. That protection, it turns out, was due to a class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS and PFCs, that as of January 2025 are now banned from apparel for sale ...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently warned that sludge could contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, posing health risks to farmers, livestock and the environment.

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 ...

He became the first Maine farm to close due to PFAS. In 2022, Maine banned sludge spreading, and is now investigating PFAS in retail products and landfills. With hundreds of sludge sites left to ...

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) earn their “forever chemical” moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human brain. This unique ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and ...

CADILLAC - PFAS has been a growing concern in Cadillac, with some homeowners worried about the forever chemicals in their water, and they voiced their concerns at a Local Development Finance ...

New research out of Colby College indicates that machine-made snow may be a little-known source of human exposure to PFAS, a group of persistent industrial chemicals that are harmful in even trace ...

PFAS are a class of chemicals widely used in both industry and consumer products. The chemicals enter wastewater through sinks, washing machines, stormwater and industrial processes. Wastewater ...

Water treatment plants usually use technologies called granular activated carbon and ion exchange resin to remove PFAS from contaminated drinking water. Small, kitchen-based options include ...

With the funding that remains, Maine could finish its $28.8 million investigation of 1,100 sites where PFAS-laden sewage sludge was spread on farm fields as a fertilizer and install water ...

The two siblings grew up in Oakdale, in the eastern metro, where state water testing has found high levels of PFAS chemicals in the drinking water supply. Doctors have not directly linked Strande ...

North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission discussed a plan to address PFAS contamination in surface water during its Wednesday meeting. Officials with the North Carolina Department of ...