Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial processes and consumer products because of their resistance to heat, water and oil.

Scientists around the world have been searching food, water and other environmental media for microplastics and for per- and ...

The U.S. Department of Defense still has millions of gallons of aqueous film-forming foam and rinsate to remove from its ...

Parsons is a leading PFAS solutions provider in North America.The company combines science-based strategies, in-house R&D, ...

Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labeled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. The results ...

New EU water rules are placing greater pressure on laboratories, utilities and monitoring suppliers to detect contaminants at ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized Test Methods 1633 and 1621, environmental sampling methods for analyzing up to 40 target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil, ...

EPA is proposing to promulgate new methods and update the regulatory tables of approved methods for pollutant analysis under the Clean Water Act specified in 40 CFR Part 136. The proposed rule affects ...

The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority have started voluntarily testing drinking water for a group of unregulated chemicals of growing concern known ...

On Thursday, the DEC introduced new policies to mitigate the prevalence of PFAS in biosolids and products made from biosolids. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced ...