Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called forever chemicals, constitute a large group of synthetic chemicals that contain at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon.

From the bloodstreams of office workers in the world’s most developed countries to the organs of Amazonian hunter-gatherers, ...

The ministry plans to raise the current “provisional target” guidelines on PFAS compounds to a legally enforceable water quality standard starting in April 2026. The decision was approved ...