Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as forever chemicals because of their extreme persistence. These ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ...

PFAS, or "forever chemicals," are commonly used in consumer products and industrial processes because of their useful ...

On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the French Parliament approved a landmark ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ...

Materials suppliers and distributors for the medical plastics market are sticking with sustainability and nearshoring trends ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has named seafood exporters with unsafe levels of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," marking one of the first times the agency has issued such a warning ...

Perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) are non-natural chemicals with celebrated heat and water resistance properties. Because of this, PFAS have been extensively used in firefighting services, no ...

(ProPublica) Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), so-called forever chemicals, in drinking water had "suggestive associations" with increased risk of childhood cancers.

France has become the second country after Denmark to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain products. The ...

But PFAS' potential negative impacts on human health are driving the search for potentially safer substitutes. Now, researchers propose alternatives for many applications. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

But PFAS’ potential negative impacts on human health are driving the search for potentially safer substitutes. Now, researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology propose ...