forever chemicals

Risk of tap water exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals higher in Southern California

Nearly 50% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have at least one type of PFAS, a group of…

1 year ago

Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Photo: Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at…

1 year ago

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in…

1 year ago

PFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists say

Photo: University of California Riverside researchers Yujie Men and Bosen Jin have identified bacteria that's able to break down some…

1 year ago

New PFAS guidelines

Photo: PFAS can be found in hundreds of water systems in the U.S. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images A water quality scientist…

2 years ago