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Several countries have banned certain PFAS compounds or imposed restrictions on them. New study reveals health impacts of ...

Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting ...

The Legislature should look to increase and expand the state's capabilities, writes the CEO of a lab in Norridgewock.

University of Minnesota researchers are studying how to remove Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also ...

Sustainability and climate change should be included in the way chemistry is taught - so we brought key stakeholders to discuss what the best way to do that looks like. Dr Siân Fussell, Dr Layla ...

Composed of human-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a type of foam used by firefighters to smother high-intensity fires.

For over 80 years, chemical makers have made and profited off the sale of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl synthetic chemicals, better known as PFAS. Industry documents released through litigation ...

The effort by Trump dovetails with long-held complaints from chemical ... a USA Today analysis found that more than 1,200 local water providers measured at least one PFAS compound above the ...

They then performed a chemical analysis of the polar bear sebum and ... in the Arctic could help scientists develop alternatives to PFAS-laden anti-ice repellants. PFAS, also known as “forever ...

A class of synthetic, fluorinated chemicals used in a variety of consumer products and industrial processes over the last 70 years(2), PFAS, due to special chemical and physical ... offers an argument ...

One of the primary challenges in PFAS analysis is the ubiquitous presence of these compounds; it is believed that they are in the bloodstream of almost every person on the planet. The potential for ...