Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial processes and consumer products because of their resistance to heat, water and oil.

Certified Group today announced that FDA has approved the company's validated method for the analysis of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in frozen clams. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2025 / Pace(R) Analytical Services, the preferred provider of regulatory testing and analytical laboratory services, and a Division of Pace(R), a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first-ever federal restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water were created last year. Municipalities throughout the country are working to upgrade ...

EPA is proposing to promulgate new methods and update the regulatory tables of approved methods for pollutant analysis under the Clean Water Act specified in 40 CFR Part 136. The proposed rule affects ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals," are among the most persistent ...

Forever chemicals don’t break down and don’t disappear, but FIU scientists have developed a safer, cheaper and reusable solution that could remove these chemicals. FIU chemistry professor Kevin O’Shea ...

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 ...

PFAS have earned the name 'forever chemicals' with good reason -- the human-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food ...

University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed nearly 2,500 samples of living organisms and found patterns in the concentration of “forever chemicals” across the region.

Recently, we sat down with Christine Hermann, Policy Officer for Chemicals at European Environmental Bureau about PFAS ...

Researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labelled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. Oxford Chemistry researchers ...