A study commissioned by the European Commission confirms the significant financial burden of forever chemicals for European societies, with costs varying depending on political decisions.

In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across the globe. However, a new study of mercury levels in soil suggests that ...

Environmental pollution and resource depletion have intensified due to rapid industrialization, urban expansion, and increasing consumption of natural ...

Researchers developed a way to fingerprint organofluorine compounds -- sometimes called 'forever chemicals' --which could help authorities trace them to their source when they end up in aquifers, ...

Illnesses related to chemical pollution of the soil, water, and air are responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths annually, which equates to 16% of all global deaths; half of these ...

Editor's note: As legislators across the region look to impose new standards on PFAS (also known as "forever chemicals") and as the U.S. EPA looks to expand rules governing PFAS pollution in drinking ...

Scientists are closing in on one of the most elusive culprits behind “forever chemical” pollution, tracing a major share of the contamination to specific industrial processes, consumer products and ...

If the company receives state approval, Enviri will have two weeks to clean several thousand pounds of PFAS-contaminated soil. State Sen. Brad Holyman-Sigal holds up a frying pan as he speaks with ...

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” have gained a lot of attention recently. The chemicals have been found in fruits and vegetables, drinking water, and ...

An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has ...