Most people don't know how to check their tap water for PFAS. Here's how to test your home and cut your exposure today.

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More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in creating testing devices that are simpler, more ...

PFAS chemicals aren’t just forever, they’re also everywhere. In recent years, we’ve grown increasingly aware of just how ...

News reports say that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working hard to regain the public’s trust after the COVID failures, by pledging to put science ahead of politics. However, ...

PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam have contaminated drinking water wells in Glocester, Rhode Island. Landfills, military sites, and industrial facilities are common sources of PFAS contamination ...

Feb. 15—As West Plains residents have learned more about how PFAS has seeped into their groundwater for decades, many are still in the dark about how much of the chemicals are in their body. Now, ...

A new law taking effect in early 2027 will have a big impact on people whose blood has been contaminated by forever chemicals ...

The Environmental Protection Agency weakened federal drinking water protections for PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — A blood testing study found 99.7% participants living or working near Cannon Air Force Base had one or more PFAS substances in their blood, according to the New Mexico ...