Revisiting the “Forever Chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS Exposure in Drinking Water

Arizona expands testing for toxic PFAS chemicals with $5 million public health boost

The state will intensify its efforts to track and reduce harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water and the environment.

Researchers make concerning discovery while studying immune response to COVID-19: 'May reduce its effectiveness'

Exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as "forever chemicals," can alter one of the ways our immune system reacts to the coronavirus, possibly affecting vaccine efficacy, according to a recent study led by researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and published in the journal Environment International. What's happening? The researchers set out to see "how PFAS affect the second arm of the imm…

Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure in drinking water

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), known as the most detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various environmental compartments, have been associated with plastic pollution and endocrine dysfunction. Over the past 180 years (1839–2019), numerous emerging contaminants have been identified, with PFOA and PFOS receiving considerable attention based on scientific evidence and publications. Between 2018…

Minnesota cities maintain plans to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water - Albert Lea Tribune

By Kirsti Marohn, Minnesota Public Radio News The Trump administration announced last month it plans to uphold limits on the two most common types of “forever chemicals” in drinking water. But it plans to delay the deadline for water utilities to meet those standards and roll back limits on four other potentially harmful PFAS chemicals. PFAS is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. It’s a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide v…

Minnesota cities maintain plans to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water

The extended deadline for cities to lower levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water could give municipalities struggling to pay for expensive treatment systems more time to seek financial help from the state or federal government.

EPA decision gives utilities more time to comply with 'forever chemicals'

FLORENCE — Shoals water producers say a move by the Environmental Protection Agency shouldn't impact their goals of complying with regulations that require the removal of potentially cancer-causing forever chemicals from drinking water.