When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...

EPA delays enforcement of limits on toxic PFAS chemicals, including GenX, until 2031, raising concerns among scientists and ...

Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of ...

Many medications contain carbon-fluorine bonds, some of the strongest bonds in chemistry. Any chemical with this bond is a PFAS under Minnesota state law, but FDA-approved medications are exempted ...

PFAS is short for a mouthful of a name: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These chemicals were designed not to deteriorate naturally, and to remain grease-, stain- and water-resistant.

PFAS are a collection of thousands of human-made chemical compounds. They get their ‘forever’ nickname from their almost unbreakable bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms.

A universal definition for PFAS would allow legislators to cover all their bases, restricting the use of PFAS as a collective chemical group and preventing the opportunistic use of new compounds. But ...

In the years since, the chemical industry has paid out billions in settlement fees around PFAS lawsuits: in 2024, the American multinational 3M agreed to pay between $10 billion and $12.5 billion ...

Bulky molecules mimic some properties of PFAS without their long-lasting chemical bonds and could replace PFAS in some water-repelling applications. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...