Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is ...

Researchers at the USGS tested 1,200 public and domestic wells nationwide to generate a first-of-its-kind interactive map of water contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The USGS scientists collected groundwater samples from wells across the country between 2019 and 2022. These samples were taken before any treatment and tested for 24 different types of PFAS.

“At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS.” – United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of public drinking water supply.

PFAS—which stands for poly- and perfluoroalkylated substances—have been produced in large quantities for over 70 years. They are found in a wide variety of products, including textiles, food ...

On Friday, that effort culminated in a national ban on PFAS that environmental and health experts hailed as a big step forward, with one notable exception. After campaigning by the home appliances ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A bill to ban more household consumer products containing PFAS is gaining traction at the Statehouse. They’re products that we all have in our homes, and experts say ...