The Pentagon in Virginia in 2022. The action comes as the military has attempted to evade responsibility for its PFAS pollution elsewhere. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP
US lawmakers and the…
Water samples from Acid Canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on 22 July 2024. Photograph: Michael Ketterer/AP
Soil, plants and water along popular recreation spots near Los Alamos, New Mexico, the…
New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma…
New research “for the first time proves” toxic PFAS forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin, and at levels much higher than previously thought.
For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial…
Ocean waves crashing on the world’s shores emit more PFAS into the air than the world’s industrial polluters, new research has found, raising concerns about environmental contamination and human…
Strong new limits for some PFAS compounds in drinking water set by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week are being celebrated for how far they go in reducing exposures to the dangerous…
Norwegian Arctic ice is contaminated with alarming levels of toxic PFAS, and the chemicals may represent a major environmental stressor to the region’s wildlife, new research finds.
Studies collectively examined nearly 30,000 samples over the past five years in ‘disturbing’ findings
Toxic PFAS chemicals were detected in every umbilical cord blood sample across 40 studies…
The Stockholm University study highlights the chemicals’ mobility, which has been found in penguin eggs and polar bears
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in the ocean are transported from seawater to…