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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) are a structurally diverse class of manmade chemicals utilized in a variety of manufacturing processes since the 1960s. Due to their hydrophobic and lipophobic moieties, these compounds have high mobility in water and soil allowing their proliferation throughout the environment; further, the high bond strength of the C-F bond renders many PFAS indestructible in common environmental conditions and in human bodies, leading to bioaccumulation. Due

Wastewater can provide clues about a community’s infectious disease status, and even its prescription and illicit drug use. But looking at sewage also provides information on persistent and potent ...

There is a growing line of PFAS lawsuits alleging certain consumer goods contain PFAS, products or company’s values were marketed as healthy or environmentally friendly, and that consumers would not have purchased the products if they knew that the products contained PFAS.

The Navy was scheduled to begin testing residential wells near a one-mile radius of Camp David due to past base operations that could have resulted in the release of chemical compounds known as PFAS through firefighting foam.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But

Michigan state court ruling that struck down Michigan’s PFAS regulations related to drinking water enforceable limits, with the ensuing appeal in December 2022 by the state. Certain companies challenge federal drinking water standards and CERCLA PFAS designation in courts.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But

The lawsuit, filed in November, contends that the chemical companies that manufacture toxic manmade chemicals known as PFAS should pay back the amount that the water works has spent and will continue to spend to remove the PFAS from the drinking water.

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