KFF HEALTH NEWS: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources Maven News December 12, 2024 88By Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or...
USGS: Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies USGS News October 25, 2024 145Estimates according to a new USGS predictive model. Exposure to some PFAS may lead to adverse health risks. Press release...
STANFORD NEWS: What’s the deal with PFAS, aka ‘forever chemicals’? Stanford University News August 1, 2024 175By Sarah C. P. Williams, Stanford News They keep scrambled eggs from sticking to Teflon pans, takeout food from leaking...
UC RIVERSIDE: Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’ UC Riverside News July 18, 2024 306Bacteria can cleave stubborn fluorine-to-carbon bonds in insidious water pollutants By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering...
UC RIVERSIDE: ‘Forever chemical’ discovery can aid drinking water cleanups UC Riverside News May 31, 2024 110Salty discharge problem becomes an asset in new treatment breakthrough By David Danelski, UC Riverside A discovery by UC Riverside...
UC RIVERSIDE: New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered UC Riverside News May 10, 2024 268Method deals with pollution from fire suppressant foams By David Danelski, UC Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks...
SJV WATER: Regulators took aim at two water contaminants recently. But do regs go far enough or target the right players? SJV Water News May 1, 2024 94By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and...
GRIST: The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer Grist News April 20, 2024 208Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It’s full of forever chemicals. By Zoya Teirstein This story was originally...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home The Conversation News April 17, 2024 80Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans,...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits Cal Matters News April 10, 2024 154The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...
PRESS RELEASE: California adopts health-protective goals for forever chemicals in drinking water Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Press Release/Other April 6, 2024 610Public health goals reflect the best current science and will help guide drinking water standards Press release from Cal EPA’s...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US USGS Press Release/Other July 5, 2023 154USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Notebook News and Features April 28, 2022 1299Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water Cal Matters News July 27, 2021It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
CAL MATTERS: Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ Cal Matters News December 20, 2020These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re...
