The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...

More than 20 percent of U.S. households may rely on drinking water sources contaminated by "forever chemicals," new research by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) suggests.

Toxic chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) might have harmful health effects. They are known as "forever chemicals" because they never break down and, when taken ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...

Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people ...

The report from March shows the results of a test that found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — which are also known as forever chemicals — at higher than recommended levels in city water.

Water pouring from the faucets of at least 42 million Americans is contaminated with unacceptable levels of “forever chemicals,” according to a USA TODAY analysis of records the Environmental ...

In the environment, they can last for extremely long periods: hundreds or even thousands of years. They also accumulate in human bodies. ‘Forever chemicals’ have been phased out of some consumer ...

Crack open a cold one this Memorial Day and you might be in for a hoppy hazard. A recent study discovered 95% of beers across the US contain forever chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and ...

As a result, major US manufacturers of forever chemicals worked with the government to phase out production of PFOA and PFOS, the two most commonly used forever chemicals. Rather than abandon PFAS ...

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, abbreviated as PFAS and known as forever chemicals, have been around since the 1950s. They're used in many products, from cosmetics to nonstick cookware.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill funding a study of the "forever chemical" PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with ...