Residents of Elkton, Maryland, worry about the toxic chemicals in their water but say W.L. Gore & Associates has always been ...

Big cities more often find 'forever chemicals' in their drinking water, but some small towns are reporting eye-popping levels ...

PFAS are a chemically diverse family of over 10,000 synthetic fluorinated compounds, all containing at least one ...

The zirconium-based material lights up when it binds to the pollutant, providing an indicator for tracking remediation ...

At issue is water contamination in Hoosick Falls, resulting in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2016. Four companies — DuPont, ...

While PFOA was previously used in the manufacturing of non-stock cookware, it has largely been phased out due to concerns about potential health and environmental risks. Dina – stock.adobe.com ...

And PFOA is only one of hundreds of chemicals within a wider class called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). While PFOA and PFOS have been phased out, replacement PFAS chemicals are now ...

While the dangers of PFOA and PFOS are widely known, very little is known about the other chemicals in their class, PFAS. Sharon Lerner February 10 2018, 9:01 a.m. Illustration: The Intercept ...

The EPA had previously set a drinking water health advisory guideline on two of the most commonly used PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). That ...

PFOA is a manmade chemical that was used for decades in cookware and fabric coatings. Perfluorooctanoic acid, like other PFAS, doesn't break down in the environment.

OEHHA has already listed PFOA as a reproductive toxicant, but it has not listed PFOA as a carcinogen. The statute defines several ways for chemicals to be added to the Prop. 65 list.