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Learn more about the microbes that take in PFAS, the harmful, long-lasting chemicals that can hang out in the human body for years at a time.
The Waterkeeper Alliance has identified a river in the country with the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...
The Cambridge team tested 89 strains of bacteria, many of them commonly found in the human gut. They discovered that at least ...
The Trump administration requested its fourth extension for developing its position on the rule holding polluters responsible ...
An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until ...
Saint-Gobain, the multi-national corporation widely blamed for contaminating southern New Hampshire's air and water with ...
Out of 28 types of PFAS analyzed, the study found that at least seven kinds are present in almost everyone tested.
"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products ...
Louis, near the Swiss city of Basel. Local authorities put letters through approximately 60,000 mailboxes urging the public ...
Short-chain PFAS chemical PFHxA causes anxiety and memory problems in male mice, challenging safety assumptions.
Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...
Laura Orlando, Senior Scientist at Just Zero and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School ...