Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been mass produced for decades in consumer products like frying pans, water-resistant clothing, food packaging and cosmetics. They have also been used ...

Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in recent ...

Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists at Rice University have created a new water filter that can remove harmful “forever chemicals” much faster and more ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of ...

So-called “forever chemicals” have seeped into people’s drinking water over the decades. Now, water suppliers across our region are now racing to fix the contamination. The state regulations that do ...

Tampa could become the first U.S. city to get a water treatment system with technology that can help filter out forever chemicals known as PFAS. Early this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

On a visit to Gov. Tony Evers toured parts of the city’s PFAS Removal Facility as the project nears completion. “They’re a ...

Researchers evaluated how a layered compound performs when used to capture PFAS during water treatment, offering early insight into how it might fit into broader removal strategies. Scientists at Rice ...

Researchers at Rice University's Water Institute believe they may have found a solution to our forever chemical problem, at least when it comes to our water. In late 2025, a team of researchers ...