perfluorinated chemicals

Clock Ticks for Water Utilities to Join PFAS Class-Action Settlements

A national class-action settlement could provide funding to remove PFAS chemicals from drinking water. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of…

7 months ago

Editorial: Get the ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water

Photo: A machine is rinsed that runs samples to test for PFAS compounds at the Orange County Water District on…

9 months ago

Risk of tap water exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals higher in Southern California

Nearly 50% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have at least one type of PFAS, a group of…

10 months ago

Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Photo: Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at…

10 months ago

3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in…

10 months ago