Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced ...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a document titled: Requirements and Best Practices for the Collection and Analysis of Samples for the PFAS National Primary Drinking ...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If you live in a Virginia Beach neighborhood where you often hear the sound of freedom from the jets flying out of Naval Air Station Oceana, the U.S. Navy wants to hear from ...
Since the 1940s, they have been added to fire-fighting foams to spread the substance quickly over surfaces, suppressing ...
Some of these long-lasting, pervasive chemicals are known to carry serious health risks. Research is still underway on the health effects of other kinds of PFAS. Water systems that filter out PFAS are ...
Study tested tap water from 105 homes across seven Louisiana parishes. PFAS detected in 101 homes, with some levels above pending federal limits. Lead found in 67% of samples; arsenic in 70%; high ...
Fluorescent lights illuminate the inside of Chatham County resident Keith Turner’s basement as he pipes water into a steel kettle, called a hot liquor tank. He’s brewing beer, a craft he’s been ...
PFAS, often described as forever chemicals, remain persistent because they resist natural breakdown. Their strong ...
EPA under pressure to regulate PFAS, found in the water of nearly 2,800 cities. TUCSON, Ariz. -- A family of colorless and tasteless man-made chemicals -- largely unregulated by the U.S. Environmental ...
A new study examined associations between diet, drinking water, and 'legacy' PFAS -- chemicals that were phased out of production in the US in the 2000s -- with blood samples from California residents ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been rolling out waves of data showing which locations across the country have the highest levels of PFAS contamination in drinking water systems. The ...
A new report is sounding the alarm over the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in Southeast Louisiana’s drinking water. The Southeast Louisiana Residential Water Quality Study, conducted ...