2024年6月6日 · PFAS, or forever chemicals, may increase cancer risk, suppress your immune system and impair development. Learn what PFAS are and how concerned to be.

2024年5月8日 · Dubbed “forever chemicals,” PFAS chemicals don't break down easily over time and dissolve in water. Because of that, some scientists are concerned that these chemicals could build to levels...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also PFAS[1], PFASs[2], and sometimes referred to as "forever chemicals"[3][4]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 …

2022年6月22日 · Short for "per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances," PFAS are a class of thousands of man-made chemicals that have been around since the 1940s. And as the nickname suggests, "forever chemicals"...

2024年10月3日 · PFAS are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time. Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world and are present at low levels in a variety of food products and in the environment.

2024年3月28日 · PFAS are raising a red flag among public health and environmental advocates. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—also known as “forever chemicals”—are everywhere.

2024年10月18日 · Toxic chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) might have harmful health effects. They are known as "forever chemicals" because they never break down and, when taken in, remain present in the human body.

2024年4月10日 · It is the first time a nationwide limit on so-called forever chemicals has been imposed on water providers. EPA Administrator Michael Regan called it the biggest action the agency has ever taken on PFAS, saying the rule will reduce exposure for 100 million people.

PFAS (Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances), also known as the Forever Chemicals, are a large chemical family of over 10,000 highly persistent chemicals that don’t occur in nature.

2024年4月10日 · The Proliferation of ‘Forever Chemicals’ PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are hazardous compounds that pose a global threat to human health.