Overwhelmingly, the PFAS that was most present in both toilet paper and in sewage was a species known as 6:2 diPAP, which, as one 2022 study showed, has been linked to impaired testicular function ...

There were six different types of PFAS identified in the toilet paper samples, according to Thompson. There was one type of forever chemical, however, that was found across all samples and that ...

Researchers found a high level of PFAS in wastewater—and a significant portion of that was coming from toilet paper. PFAS have been linked to health issues, including cancer, reproductive ...

Based on toilet paper usage, the researchers estimate each person adds between 6.4 and 80 micrograms of PFAS to our wastewater systems each year.

The researchers gathered toilet paper rolls sold in North, South and Central America; Africa; and Western Europe and collected sewage sludge samples from U.S. wastewater treatment plants. Then they ...

Recent research has found potentially harmful chemicals in 21 brands of toilet paper. The brands were tested for PFAS, nicknamed "forever chemicals" because they don't break down.

Researchers say PFAS are used at mills during the papermaking process, including toilet paper. Jake Thompson: “So I grabbed a couple of samples just at my house and in the lab, and I did a quick ...

Scientists have been vocal about toilet paper being a dangerous piece of household item, which can give you cancer. According to studies, toilet paper contains toxic “forever chemicals” - also known ...

The researchers gathered toilet paper rolls sold in North, South and Central America; Africa; and Western Europe and collected sewage sludge samples from U.S. wastewater treatment plants. Then they ...