So-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are odorless, tasteless compounds that can pose serious health risks — and they’re increasingly...
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So-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are odorless, tasteless compounds that can pose serious health risks — and they’re increasingly being found in local waterways, including the Monocacy River in Frederick County. A national study released by the Waterkeeper Alliance found PFAS contamination in rivers, creeks, canals and a bayou across 19 states. Among the findings were elevated levels of PFAS in the Monocacy River, making it the seventh-most contaminated waterway sampled. Brent Walls, the Upper Potomac riverkeeper, collected water samples from various points along the river. His results showed PFAS levels exceeding 59 parts per trillion downstream and more than 26 parts per...
So-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are odorless, tasteless compounds that can pose serious health risks — and they’re increasingly...
Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study has found. When...
Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study has found. When...
Costa Rica’s Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland, a 33,000-hectare haven of mangroves and rivers, is under siege from an unlikely source: pineapple...
Costa Rica’s Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland, a 33,000-hectare haven of mangroves and rivers, is under siege from an unlikely source: pineapple...
New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 states
People have been warned to stay out of parts of the Swan River after the second major pipe burst in a month saw sewerage spewing into the waterway.
People have been warned to stay out of parts of the Swan River after the second major pipe burst in a month saw sewerage spewing into the waterway.
Growing up in a time when ponds, creeks and canals were still clean, natural and somehow connected, one thing I learned was how to catch fish.
When researchers completed a...