Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant ...

Penn State provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. University of Connecticut provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS ...

Filters made to remove toxic "forever chemicals" from drinking water may also cut other cancer-linked contaminants, a new peer-reviewed study finds. Scientists warn that delays in stronger PFAS ...

Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant carpet ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.

In Quincy, fire officials say new gear is not free of harmful chemics. Worcester says it uses a brand that's different that the one used by Quincy. Diane Cotter, wo helped raise awareness of the issue ...

Water treatment systems designed to remove the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS may provide far greater public health benefits than previously recognized, according to new research from the ...

The findings show that PFAS removal technologies such as granular activated carbon, ion exchange and reverse osmosis can also lower levels of multiple harmful substances found in drinking water. "PFAS ...

A study by RTI International found beers brewed in places where the municipal water supply has known PFAS contamination also tend to have detectable PFAS in the beer. The study did not name beers or ...

CHELMSFORD — Officials broke ground Wednesday on a major project to build the Crooked Spring PFAS Treatment Facility for the Chelmsford Water District. The Crooked Spring facility is Phase 1 of the ...

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — One of West Michigan’s most prized historic sites has been tainted by a sliver of 20th century science. The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team has confirmed PFAS ...

Provisions in the House and Senate annual defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of “forever chemicals.” © Jake May, The Flint ...