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.

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

MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the results of a study conducted to understand the extent ...

As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its most recent list of unregulated constituents to be monitored by public water systems (PWSs)—the fifth Unregulated ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control provided an update Friday on a project designed to measure the level of manmade chemicals found in private ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR has announced the results of a study conducted to understand the extent of PFAS contamination in shallow groundwater throughout Wisconsin. During the summer ...

Long-term, low-dose exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, can hinder the immune system, interfere with hormones, and reduce the effectiveness of ...