Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds
Osaka, Japan – Commonly known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are notorious for persisting in the environment and in our bodies. ...
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PFAS remain a concern for hormone health, scientists conclude
20 October 2023, Brussels, Belgium – At this critical junction for EU chemicals legislation, the independent scientific voice took centre ...
‘Ultrashort’ PFAS compounds detected in people and their homes, study shows
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become ubiquitous throughout the environment, and increasing evidence has demonstrated their deleterious effects. A ...
Indicator of PFAS found in some — but not all — period products
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2023 — Period products come in a variety of styles — liners, pads, tampons, cups and ...
Analysis: Most research on PFAS harms is unpublicized
Though per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) make headlines daily, a new paper reveals that most studies finding links between PFAS ...
Alarmingly high PFAS levels in the populations of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and the UK
The hunting community in Ittoqqotoormiit (Scoresby Sound), Northeast Greenland, has some of the world's highest concentrations of PFAS in their ...
PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs ...
PFAS, PFAS everywhere: how pristine are laboratory materials?
How do you study the effects of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), when it is in everything?! To ...
Makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up the dangers
The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health ...
EPA’s new PFAS rules don’t account for major source of drinking water contamination
CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS – Earlier this year, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed maximum allowable levels in drinking water for ...
Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
Embargoed for release: Monday, May 15, 2023, 8:00 AM ET Boston, MA – People who live in communities with higher ...
Former EPA and NIEHS directors urge overhaul of WHO’s draft PFAS drinking water guidance
The World Health Organization’s draft drinking water guidance for the two most well-studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exhibit a “striking ...
Study finds harmful PFAs don’t actually prevent furniture stains
The health and environmental harms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are well-known, but a new peer-reviewed study calls into ...
Study: “Safer” PFAS in food packaging still hazardous
Replacement per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) heralded as safe for use in food packaging break down into toxic PFAS that ...
New study finds toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in Canadian food packaging
Researchers at the University of Toronto, Indiana University and University of Notre Dame have detected levels of toxic PFAS chemicals—short ...
Chemical Insights Research Institute and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health team to study the human health impact of PFAS chemical exposure
ATLANTA – Feb. 21, 2023 – Chemical Insights Research Institute (CIRI) of UL Research Institutes and Emory University's Rollins School ...
Water cleanup method developed by University of California, Riverside, scientists destroys pervasive, cancer-causing “forever chemicals” or PFAS
An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may not be so permanent after all. University of California, ...
Alligators exposed to PFAS show autoimmune effects
A recent study of alligators in the Cape Fear River found the animals had elevated levels of 14 different per- ...
Beauty products with fluorinated ingredients may also contain PFAS, study reports
Smooth, foamy, water-proof. These characteristics are extremely desirable in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use ingredients that contain fluorine — ...
Scientists say PFAS contamination should be presumed at over 57,000 US sites
Tens of thousands of locations across the United States may be contaminated by PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), according to ...