Scientists have developed a new method to break down harmful "forever chemicals" by exposing them to a sunlight-activated material. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals ...

Researchers in the lab of Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular ...

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 their water ...

So-called forever chemicals or PFAS compounds are a growing environmental problem. An innovative approach to treating ...

For decades, “forever chemicals” have lived up to their name, slipping through treatment plants, accumulating in bodies, and resisting almost every attempt to dismantle them. Now a wave of lab ...

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, also called PFAS, are known as toxic "forever" chemicals. They permeate nearly everything, because they're used in so much. People come into contact with them ...

New research shows that certain bacteria in the microbiome soak up "forever chemicals," or PFAS. The findings raise the possibility that probiotics could help remove some PFAS from our bodies. PFAS, ...

Those are words you generally don't want to see together. For 42 million Americans, it hits home. Water coming from their faucets is contaminated with unacceptable levels of “forever chemicals,” ...

A fighter jet sits on a runway in Osan Air Base, South Korea, with mountains in the background. Fluoropolymers considered per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have myriad uses. That includes fluid ...

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 ...