Contrary to the stated goal of making you healthier, the watch bands of your wearables could be doing the opposite.
Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...
Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as “ forever ...
The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...
"Forever chemicals" were recently found above levels currently considered safe in a handful of NSW drinking water sources.
Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may pose a risk to human health, according ...
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to ...
New Castle was the subject of a PFAS study, and W. L Gore Co. was sued by the state of Maryland for knowingly polluting the ...
"We need to do a better job at protecting source waters and reducing discharges of pollutants into water bodies," researcher ...
The US could be the beneficiary of a potential blanket ban on the use of PFAS, better known as ‘forever chemicals’.