The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...

The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.

For over 80 years, chemical makers have made and profited off the sale of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl synthetic ...

Alarming news: A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain “very high ...

Patagonia switched its DWR to longchain PFAS from shortchain PFAS less than 10 years ago, believing the longer chemical structure to be safer. “We finished that transition, everybody was psyched ...

Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over its Apple Watch bands The lawsuit alleges that Apple "hides" the existence of ...

The chemical structure of different types of PFAS, in particular the very strong carbon-fluorine bond, means they don’t break down in nature - hence the “forever” tag. As a result the ...

Le Monde and its 29 media partners reveal the inner workings of the intense lobbying campaign waged by the sectors using and ...

We've been investigating a serious health threat to firefighters, embedded in the gear they wear when they do their ...