Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of molecules characterized primarily by alkyl chains in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine, although this ...

On September 28, 2023, the EPA finalized a rule that will provide the public with the largest-ever dataset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured in the United States through the ...

Researchers have made significant inroads in understanding how nanoplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- commonly known as forever chemicals -- disrupt biomolecular structure and ...

By looking for clues “forever chemicals” leave behind in people’s blood, researchers hope to understand how PFAS affect the ...

Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to newborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic ...

Since their invention in the 1950s, more than 10,000 different substances from the category of per and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) have been developed, according to estimates. Due to their ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers' blood during pregnancy are ...

The federal government is ordering the removal of PFAS, a class of chemicals that poses serious health risks, from drinking water systems across the country. By Lisa Friedman Almost half the tap water ...

Federal and state regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as related policy initiatives such as Make America Healthy ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers’ blood during pregnancy is associated ...