The Environmental Protection Agency recently warned that sludge could contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, posing health risks to farmers, livestock and the environment.

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I felt protected but not claustrophobic. That protection, it turns out, was due to a class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS and PFCs, that as of January 2025 are now banned from apparel for sale ...

Over the past couple of years there has been a growing focus on PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) — a group of more than 10,000 synthetic chemicals that are widely used in consumer and ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...

Unknown to the general public just a few years ago, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) are now considered to be the cause of the most serious pollution crisis ever known. These ...

New study reveals associations between PFAS contamination and cancers, highlighting significant risks to digestive, endocrine, respiratory, and other systems, with sex-specific differences in ...

Some 2.5 million Virginians have PFAS in their drinking water at higher levels than the legal limits recently put forth by the federal government. The numbers, which were self-reported to state ...

Water treatment plants usually use technologies called granular activated carbon and ion exchange resin to remove PFAS from contaminated drinking water. Small, kitchen-based options include ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — An advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week, seeking to have a recently enacted PFAS ban declared unconstitutional for nonstick cookware. Cookware Sustainability Alliance filed ...

North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission discussed a plan to address PFAS contamination in surface water during its Wednesday meeting. Officials with the North Carolina Department of ...