perfluorinated chemicals

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…

11 months ago

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products

04 May (Beyond Pesticides, May 4, 2023) One of the most widely used insecticides in California, Intrepid 2F, contains harmful levels of…

1 year ago

Well water users warned, Air Force Academy finds toxic level of firefighting chemical

Air Force Academy firefighters training a quarter century ago released a torrent of toxic perfluorinated chemicals that seeped into groundwater…

5 years ago

Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water

A small sea of fire retardant foam was unintentionally released in an aircraft hangar, temporarily covering a small portion of…

5 years ago

Tucson Water mistakenly sent contaminated water to thousands of residents

Photo: Well water injected with hydrogen peroxide passes through UV/AOP Reactors at Tucson Water’s Advanced Oxidation Process Water Treatment facility…

6 years ago