Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...

It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking ...

Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of ...

As research continues on forever chemicals, the study authors recommend reducing exposure by avoiding PFAS-coated cooking ...

Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through ...

Short-chain PFAS chemical PFHxA causes anxiety and memory problems in male mice, challenging safety assumptions.

Some water-resistant fabrics, including those used in umbrellas, contain persistent “forever chemicals,” or PFAS. A new review article outlines principles to design PFAS alternatives without ...

A study by the Waterkeeper Alliance documented elevated PFAS concentrations downstream of wastewater treatment facilities and ...

Scientists have demonstrated that select human gut bacteria can bioaccumulate and sequester PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, ...

The substances are called “forever chemicals” because of their longevity. PFAS consist of chains of carbon and fluorine atoms linked together. It’s one of the strongest chemical bonds known. “It's ...

Breakthrough water filter eliminates forever chemicals using modified graphene ... The pairing is intentional as beta-cyclodextrin can trap chemical compounds inside its ring-like structure, ...