The board passed the measure in a 5-1 vote after using federal standards for polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Public ...

As the EPA moves to roll back some PFAS limits for drinking water, the definition of these ‘forever chemicals’ is up for ...

EPA did not mention that, according to the most widely accepted scientific standard, both pesticides are long-lasting “forever chemicals” — otherwise referred to as PFAS, substances known to pollute ...

A U.S. sailor uses a hand pesticide sprayer as part of a demonstration in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Spc. 3rd Class Katie Cox) Advocates who were fervent supporters of a bill to ban a type of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it’s planning to roll back some drinking water regulations for a toxic group of chemicals known as PFAS. The agency will keep other rules ...

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, 13 (thirteen) states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food ...

These pesticide approvals mark only the beginning of this administration’s push to unleash more PFAS pesticides across the ...

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TOF is often used as a surrogate measurement for the presence of PFAS, due to the fact that analytical methods do not exist for detecting most PFAS and because naturally occurring fluorinated ...

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The debate boils down to the chemicals’ molecular structure. Both pesticides are single fluorinated compounds. The EPA ...