Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A recent study examining the long-term presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human blood following ...

Lund University. PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a large group of synthetic substances that can be ...

Synthetic PFAS are known as "forever chemicals," lingering in water, cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, and even our blood as they resist breaking down. They're infamous for being hard to detect.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been rolling out waves of data showing which locations across the country ...

Recent tests have detected toxic “forever chemicals” in public drinking water systems serving at least 151 million people, roughly half of all Americans who rely on these utilities to deliver clean ...

When Sandia scientists Ryan Davis and Nathan Bays set out to find a better way to absorb and degrade PFAS in water sources, they kept running into the same issue: Detecting the chemicals in samples ...

Ehime University investigators measured 34 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 100 commercial dog and cat foods sold in Japan and detected PFAS across many products, with higher concentrations in ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids applied as fertilizer are contaminating farmland across the US. Lawsuits over the contamination are rising, and states are setting limits on ...