Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The risks of PFAS, sometimes known as "forever chemicals," have long been known. But it's more complicated than it sounds.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also PFAS, [1] PFASs, [2] and sometimes referred to as "forever chemicals" [3] [4]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 million such chemicals according to PubChem. [5]
A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to ...
Cleaning up pollution from commonplace ‘forever chemicals’ could exceed £1.6 trillion across the UK and Europe, according to new analysis.The toxic substances can be found almost everywhere ...
Called "forever chemicals" because they bioaccumulate in the environment and don't break down in the body once consumed, this group of chemicals were once seen as a sort of technological miracle ...
Forever chemicals from polluted groundwater on military bases also are a threat to farms, crops and livestock. The U.S. Department of Defense has notified more than 190 farms within one mile of ...
“Forever chemicals are a class of chemicals known as PFAs, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” says Emily Scarr, program director of Maryland’s Stop Toxic PFAS Campaign. “They are ...
Two big names have already agreed to pay more than $15 billion to resolve lawsuits and the numbers are expected to get a lot higher before it's all over.