Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) do not readily break down in nature and so can become persistent pollutants. This article will explore the challenges of detecting PFAS compounds and how ...

The EWG calculated that if New Jersey -- which has passed the nation's strictest enforceable limit on individual PFAS compounds in drinking water -- had adhered to the EPA testing protocols "they ...

The newly added PFAS compounds were added for Reporting Year 2025 under the framework for the automatic addition of PFAS to TRI created by the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

According to the States, the USEPA should list those PFAS compounds as HAPs because (1) they are air pollutants and (2) they cause or are reasonably anticipated to cause adverse effects on human ...

This week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality opened public comment on its proposed rulemaking to regulate six types of PFAS compounds, adding them to the list of more than 800 ...

In a final rule published on May 17, 2024, and to become effective June 17, 2024, EPA has added seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical ...

The reality, as you all know, is PFAS compounds are used in a myriad of things," he said. During a hearing earlier this year, DoD officials said the cost of the cleanup may be as high as $2 billion.

Almost the entire class of PFAS chemicals — of which there are thousands — will be added to the state's list of "Toxic or Hazardous Substances." ...

PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are a large group of human-made chemicals — currently estimated to be around 9,000 individual chemical compounds — that are used ...

Metals and PFAS compounds were the materials that spilled from an unoccupied Warren industrial building into Bear Creek last week, state health and environment officials announced Monday. Sampling ...

The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero. Listen to this article · 7:19 min Learn more.

This resilience and hardiness can be a double-edged sword; it also causes PFAS to accumulate in the environment and makes them difficult to tackle using traditional remediation strategies. 4 “PFAS ...