The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued a lifetime drinking water health advisory of 70 parts per trillion for human exposure to the manmade chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, or ...

While the dangers of PFOA and PFOS are widely known, very little is known about the other chemicals in their class, PFAS. Here is some of the emerging science on how other per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and certain activist groups are patting each other on the back now that DuPont and some other companies have "voluntarily" signed onto an EPA program aimed at ...

A chemical used to make the nonstick substance Teflon is being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency as a potential health risk. The EPA on Wednesday said that exposure to even low levels ...

Drinking water contamination from a family of industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems is not just a New Jersey problem, even if it is most pervasive in the Garden State. "We ...

A chemical known as PFOA, found in common household products, may be linked with heart disease and stroke, according to new research published online on September 3. “Even at the low exposure levels ...

The Christie administration said Wednesday the state will regulate levels of two contaminants in drinking water that have been largely unregulated across the country but which are quite common and ...

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A Petersburgh chemical company linked to PFOA contamination in rural Rensselaer County has begun an environmental study to determine the extent of pollution and how to address it, according to the ...

A chemical used in the manufacture of common household products – such as some food packaging, carpets, paint, and nonstick cookware – may be associated with an increased risk of heart disease, a new ...