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 ...

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 ...

The study adds to a growing body of research indicating that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, survive wastewater treatments and reenter the environment via treated wastewater and sludge.

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 ...

Evers also announced a slew of other actions he plans to include in his proposed budget this year, including $145 million to address PFAS contamination across the state, $2 million to provide ...

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 ...

Over the past couple of years there has been a growing focus on PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) — a group of more than 10,000 synthetic chemicals that are widely used in consumer 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 ...

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 ...

Country councils have told a parliamentary inquiry into PFAS contamination that the presence of forever chemicals in their drinking water bores could force them to turn them off. The inquiry has ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver’s City Council on Monday night approved a $1.3 million contract to expand efforts to address PFAS -- or forever chemicals -- in the city’s water supply.