Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial processes and consumer products because of their resistance to heat, water and oil.

Scientists around the world have been searching food, water and other environmental media for microplastics and for per- and ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized Test Methods 1633 and 1621, environmental sampling methods for analyzing up to 40 target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil, ...

EPA is proposing to promulgate new methods and update the regulatory tables of approved methods for pollutant analysis under the Clean Water Act specified in 40 CFR Part 136. The proposed rule affects ...

Parsons is a leading PFAS solutions provider in North America.The company combines science-based strategies, in-house R&D, ...

New EU water rules are placing greater pressure on laboratories, utilities and monitoring suppliers to detect contaminants at ...

The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority have started voluntarily testing drinking water for a group of unregulated chemicals of growing concern known ...

On Thursday, the DEC introduced new policies to mitigate the prevalence of PFAS in biosolids and products made from biosolids. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced ...

Evidence is growing that so-called "forever chemicals" are harmful to humans, but cleaning them up will take years.