The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with ...

Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as “ forever ...

The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

New Castle was the subject of a PFAS study, and W. L Gore Co. was sued by the state of Maryland for knowingly polluting the ...

Scientists around the world are researching ways to break down these carcinogenic molecules and destroy them. The tools being ...

Contrary to the stated goal of making you healthier, the watch bands of your wearables could be doing the opposite.

The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...

Most Americans are unknowingly exposed to harmful substances every day. UVA professor Bryan Berger investigates how to reduce ...

Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may pose a risk to human health, according ...

Scientists say it can contain high levels of “forever chemicals.” For the first time, the U.S. government is requiring municipal water systems to detect and remove PFAS from drinking water.

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.