New Swedish research finds that people with highest microplastics and PFAS levels face double the risk of multiple sclerosis ...

Researchers have found a new link between exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ and one lifelong health condition. A Sweden-based ...

Household products that promise convenience and protection may be carrying a serious health cost. According to a new study ...

People with higher blood levels of certain manufactured compounds that persist in the environment are more likely to be ...

Now, new research suggests that people exposed to two major environmental toxins — perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) — are more likely to be diagnosed with ...

While much of the world struggles to clean up contamination from the toxic industrial compound PFOS, Brazil is still adding to the massive environmental mess with its large-scale production, use, and ...

Some fish caught in New York lakes and rivers may be unsafe to eat due to elevated levels of chemicals known as PFAS, state health officials announced Thursday. Starting earlier this year, the state ...

Some common garden fertilizers sold by major retailers have concerning levels of PFAS compounds, so-called "forever chemicals" that last in the environment for decades and potentially harm health, a ...

ALBANY -- As yet another community in the Capital Region has discovered contaminants in its drinking water, advocates are urging the state Department of Health to abandon a plan to allow delays in ...

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KIN, Okinawa Prefecture--A suspected carcinogen and other substances exceeding government-set levels were detected in tap water in this town that co-hosts the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen, officials ...