BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first-ever federal restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water were created last year. Municipalities throughout the country are working to upgrade ...

PFAS have earned the name 'forever chemicals' with good reason -- the human-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food ...

Global PFAS regulation is accelerating demand for testing, treatment, and remediation. New U.S., European, and Japanese rules ...

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in creating testing ...

About 176 million Americans drink tap water that contains detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become prominent environmental and public health concerns. Defined by the OECD in 2020 as “fluorinated substances that contain at least one fully ...

Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labeled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. The results ...

University of Massachusetts Amherst professors Xiaojun Wei, pictured here, and Chang Liu believe they have discovered a new method to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — “forever chemicals” ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals used in a wide range of industrial and consumer products due to their water- and oil-resistant properties. 1 First produced in the ...

Researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labelled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. Oxford Chemistry researchers ...