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It’s still unclear how deadly PFAS molecules are, or aren’t, but scientists, and tap water consumers, are eager to find out.
PFAS, or forever chemicals, can wreak havoc on the body, disrupting hormones and impacting the immune system. Now, ...
There are more than 10,000 PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and they’re used almost everywhere. Stop playing ...
A new soybean-based firefighting foam is hitting the market to compete with traditional foams that use harmful “forever ...
When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...
The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...
Research shows gut microbiome could help eliminate persistent PFAS that linger in bodies for years, as scientists work to ...
Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.
A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...
A forever chemical known as TFA is accumulating in our environment, contaminating our rivers, food and even our wine.
“We found that certain species of human gut bacteria have a remarkably high capacity to soak up PFAS from their environment ...
Questions are being raised on how the city of Corpus Christi's proposed desalination plant will manage contaminants nicknamed ...