When water flows through the material, it snags and traps PFOA molecules, effectively removing the forever chemical. In lab ...

An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown compound that is prevalent in U.S. drinking water, sparking concern about potential public health risks. The mystery ...

In 2023, Houston's main water system, serving 2.4 million customers, had an average of 2.9 parts per million (PPM) of the chemical used in the treatment process that researchers say creates this ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Western Virginia Water Authority is working to reduce the amount of a chemical compound, hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid, in the Spring Hollow reservoir. At Monday’s ...

Some water systems decided to use chloramine -- a chemical compound formed by mixing chlorine and ammonia -- as a disinfectant instead. Chloramine forms fewer byproducts than chlorine and is ...

One mysterious “phantom chemical” has haunted drinking water for decades, and now researchers have identified it – and found it’s completely new to science.

For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people in the United States, but no one’s been able to pinpoint exactly ...

Pennsylvania has joined a list of growing states setting drinking water standards for a toxic chemical known as PFAS. The EPA has yet to propose nationwide limits. File photo: A number of projects are ...

“It was critically needed by people who are currently drinking water contaminated with these highly toxic compounds,” Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s Tracy Carluccio said at the time of the vote.

There about 1.6 million three-atom compounds like H₂0 (water) and C0₂ ... The biggest chemical compound that has been made so far was made in 2009 and has nearly 3 million atoms.

A team of researchers from the United States and Switzerland has reported the discovery of a previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water. Inorganic chloramines are commonly used to ...