Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK's first ever national plan for tackling the substances.

By Liz Kimbrough North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some ...

Researchers have developed a new algae-based biochar material that shows remarkable ability to break down perfluorooctanoic ...

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A new Department of Defense funded research project led by Lei Guo, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, is tackling one of the most elusive aspects of per- and ...

A major investigative collaboration among five newsrooms shows how chemicals used to make carpets stain-resistant have ...

A South Carolina riverkeeper traced PFAS, or forever chemicals, to a specific carpet plant on the Lower Saluda River in Irmo.

A team at Rice University has developed a new material for filtering per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Also known ...

Mills like Shaw’s had been using Scotchgard in carpet production, releasing its chemical ingredients into the environment for decades. And on a massive scale: The shrewd CEO built Shaw Industries from ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) earn their “forever chemical” moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human brain. This unique ability to cross the ...

It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking in there. That’s because research has increasingly revealed that heavy ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has launched a dedicated website consolidating most of ...