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In the U.S., PFAS "hot spots" were concentrated in the Midwest, New England and the West Coast, according to a map illustrating the findings — although the chemicals were also detected in other ...

"They're called 'forever chemicals' because once they are made, they don't biodegrade," Elbakidze said. The hot spots identified cover 10 states and 149 counties.

Forever chemicals are everywhere, from cookware to cosmetics to clothes to carpets. For decades, they've been building up in the environment and our water – and in our bodies.

Technically called PFAS or PFOS, forever chemicals are a family of more than 10,000 human-made substances. They are only manufactured by a relatively small number of companies, but are widely used ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Forever chemicals have been a hot topic in health and nutrition recently, and a new study recently suggested that they could be linked to certain cancers.

It’s raining chem. Toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” have turned up in yet another remote corner of the environment: rainfall.

Let’s act now to rid us of our toxins. As a nurse, mother, and nature lover, I worry about the health risks of PFAS “Known as ‘forever chemicals,’ PFAS found in LI water,” News, April 28 ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” for their resistance to breakdown, contaminate tap water, soil, and ecosystems worldwide. Developed in the 1940s by ...

Invisible, toxic and slow to break down — forever chemicals are contaminating our food and water. Here’s what we know about forever chemical hotspots in Canada.