Regulatory authorities are increasingly finding potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in the air, soil, and water — including the drinking supply. In Japan, the government has yet to introduce strict ...

Research has suggested over 200 million Americans likely drink water contaminated with PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to a host of health issues, including cancer. But up until now ...

A recent study by Florida International University found 21 types of PFAS “forever chemicals” in South Florida’s rainwater. The evidence in the study suggests that some of the PFAS that end ...

There is growing concern about PFAS substances, which have been detected in drinking water around the nation. The overall picture remains unclear. Therefore, the ministry must assess the situation ...

These synthetic substances called PFAS are used in non-stick pans, fire-fighting foam and water-repellent clothes. Dubbed 'forever chemicals', they persist for years in the environment.

Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, are chemicals that linger in the body and are linked to health issues like cancer, obesity, liver damage, decreased fertility, thyroid disease ...

Currently, Japan has a provisional limit of 50 nanograms per liter for the combined levels of PFOS and PFOA, two of the most common types of PFAS. One nanogram is one-billionth of a gram.

Following a law the state legislature passed this year, Virginia’s water regulators are beginning a process to identify sources of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Experts warn communities in regional NSW are vulnerable to PFAS contamination in their water supplies, due to a lack of testing transparency. Unsafe levels of the cancer-linked chemical were ...

In order to help understand PFAS sources in South Florida, FIU researchers took 42 rain samples at three locations in Miami-Dade County throughout the year from October 2021 to November 2022.