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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, can affect your health. Here’s what you need to know about these chemicals in everyday products.
Although the brands were not named, “fifteen of the 22 bands we tested had a high percentage of total fluorine concentrations, and nine contained [perfluorohexanoic acid] PFHxA,” Alyssa Wicks ...
The EPA issued the first-ever national regulation limiting the amount of certain PFAS in drinking water. Here's what to know about potential health impacts of "forever chemicals." ...
That's why the EPA has finalized a rule restricting six PFAS chemicals in the water – individually, or in combination with each other or both – meaning water systems are required to monitor ...
PFAS "forever chemicals" found in 45% of U.S. tap water, study says 06:30. Sydney — Dangerous concentrations of long-lingering "forever chemicals" have been found in surface and groundwater ...
Dental floss can be coated with PFAS. Here's how to choose one less likely to contain those chemicals and other potentially harmful ingredients. Dental floss can be coated with PFAS.
But when PFAS turns up in sludge used as fertilizer, it can become a problem. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to developmental delays in children, reproductive ...
A teen with high blood pressure is more likely to become an adult with heart disease. Prenatal exposure to PFAS may put kids at greater risk, a new study found.
KALAMAZOO, MI -- PFAS levels at a Kalamazoo drinking water pumping station on the city’s east side are above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new, enforceable maximum contamination ...
The EPA originally adopted its PFAS rule under the Biden administration in April 2024, setting limits on six types of chemicals. Limits on just two of those – PFOS and PFOA – will remain set ...
The Hawaii Department of Health says PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been detected in water samples collected from a treatment facility for a public water system serving the west side of Oahu.
Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill funding a study of the "forever chemical" PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with sewage sludge. “Oregonians across the state share a growing awareness ...