WASHINGTON— A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” are ...

US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new ...

The testing, commissioned by the Center and conducted by an independent, certified lab, found PFAS in 3 out of 7 agricultural pesticides tested. No PFAS were detected in concentrations above the ...

PAN Europe also explains that it has found traces of TFA in organic wines ... next month to negotiate the possibility of banning a PFAS pesticide.

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Do the record levels found in wine represent a health risk ... "They also provide further evidence that PFAS-pesticides can be a major source of TFA in agricultural areas, alongside other sources ...

"Our analysis presents a snapshot of pesticide use. While the situation is alarming, it also offers a chance to implement ...

This must start with an immediate ban on all PFAS pesticides - a direct and easily preventable source of TFA pollution - along with a ban on F-gases.” EU member states are due to vote on a ...

A recent groundwater analysis of the location of the Madison Gas and Electric transformer substation fire last summer found PFAS traveled from the site to Lake Monona. According to The Cap Times, the ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” break down at an exceedingly slow rate in the natural environment. They’re found in products like nonstick cookware ...

It also highlighted the “unclear” link between pesticide use and TFA contamination ... A study published in July also found large quantities of the PFAS forever chemicals in humans consuming white ...