Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are a family of over 10,000 synthetic chemicals used in industry and consumer products since the late 1940s. They are non-stick, ...

New PFAS Substances . ... As with other broad groups of chemicals, there are various branches of the PFAS family tree that are similar or related in their form or function.

With the Legislature’s support, we can help parents ensure their children are healthy, safe and protected from PFAS for years ...

But 8 miles away from the industrial park, one family's private well in Boon Township has the highest PFAS levels advocates have seen so far. "Would have never thought that being out here," said ...

Duluth researchers check tree swallow ... Part of the problem is that there are more than 9,000 different PFAS family compounds — none of them found naturally on Earth — and it’s not ...

SUMMARY. On April 8, 2025, the Governor of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham, signed HB 212 prohibiting certain PFAS substances in various consumer products. This bill (now enacted into law) establishes ...

Some fire-fighting foams contain PFAS surfactants, but bulky, tree-branch-like chemicals without fluorine could one day act as surfactants instead. sunara/E+/Getty Images Plus.

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.

InEnTec and Terre have set a new standard for PFAS disposal. The results pave the way for commercial-scale remediation of chemicals of concern through existing facilities. RICHLAND, Wash. , Aug. 6 ...

But 8 miles away from the industrial park, one family's private well in Boon Township has the highest PFAS levels advocates have seen so far. "Would have never thought that being out here," said ...