The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action…
View More EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicalsTag: PFAS
US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency has set legally enforceable drinking water limits for a group of the most dangerous PFAS compounds, marking what public health…
View More US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking waterSkiers leaving ‘forever chemicals’ on pistes, study finds
Skiers are leaving “forever chemicals” in the snow on ski slopes, a study has found. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a group of 10,000…
View More Skiers leaving ‘forever chemicals’ on pistes, study findsNetherlands warns children not to swallow sea foam over PFAS concerns
The Dutch government has warned people to stop children and pets swallowing foam at the seaside, after a study showed “forever chemicals” were concentrated in…
View More Netherlands warns children not to swallow sea foam over PFAS concernsScientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal…
View More Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women
Women exposed to several widely used chemicals appear to face increased odds for ovarian and other types of cancers, including a doubling of odds for…
View More ‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in womenDrinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Drinking water consumed by millions of Americans from hundreds of communities spread across the United States is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic chemicals, according…
View More Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’Societal cost of ‘forever chemicals’ about $17.5tn across global economy – report
The societal cost of using toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” across the global economy totals about $17.5tn annually, a new analysis of the use of…
View More Societal cost of ‘forever chemicals’ about $17.5tn across global economy – reportFirm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river
A chemicals company is releasing large quantities of a “forever chemical” described as being “very persistent, mobile and toxic” into the River Wyre in Lancashire…
View More Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire riverToxic PFAS chemicals used in packaging can end up in food, study finds
A group of toxic PFAS chemicals that industry has claimed is safe to use in food packaging are concerning and present a health threat because…
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