Learn more about the microbes that take in PFAS, the harmful, long-lasting chemicals that can hang out in the human body for years at a time.

The Cambridge team tested 89 strains of bacteria, many of them commonly found in the human gut. They discovered that at least ...

An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until ...

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products ...

Short-chain PFAS chemical PFHxA causes anxiety and memory problems in male mice, challenging safety assumptions.

Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...

Residents and scientists warn that PFAS contamination in harbor water could pose serious health and environmental risks, ...

The newly proposed Military PFAS Transparency Act would create a public online dashboard to track clean-ups of cancer-causing ...

It's actually not been added to the water since 2019 for technical reasons. Rather than asking for a vote, the City Council ...

Chemours told ProPublica that it invested more than $400 million to remediate and reduce PFAS emissions. It also noted that ...

A study by the Waterkeeper Alliance documented elevated PFAS concentrations downstream of wastewater treatment facilities and ...

Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through ...