Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and ...

Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.

"We need to do a better job at protecting source waters and reducing discharges of pollutants into water bodies," researcher Laurel Schaider said.

"Forever chemicals" were recently found above levels currently considered safe in a handful of NSW drinking water sources.

"We've been focused on a small subset of these chemicals, but that's just the tip of the iceberg," a researcher said.

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...

When the City of Live Oak recently reported what a state water official described as “low risk” levels of “forever chemicals” in one of three wells providing drinking water to residents, they joined a ...

Drinking water across a third of the country may ... 1,4-dioxane—a "likely human carcinogen" according to EPA—PFAS "forever chemicals", many of which are linked to cancer risk and hormone ...

A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to ...

Recent studies have found that "forever chemicals" are widespread in the environment, contaminating drinking water and even ...

Test results identify public drinking utilities in Fairfax, Newport News, Norfolk, Roanoke and Charlottesville as exceeding ...

Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as ...