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Denmark will ban clothing with ‘forever chemicals’

The Danish government is sending a message on PFAS, a class of artificial substances known as “forever chemicals,” as they…

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Toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin

Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new…

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EPA rule limits PFAS chemicals in drinking water : Shots

EPA is limiting PFAS chemicals in drinking water in the U.S. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V.…

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EPA sets first-ever national limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The Biden administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national limits for toxic and pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water.  The…

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Food & Drink

FDA answers the chemicals in food question

With states like California, Illinois, and New York questioning the safety of certain food additives and some other chemicals used…

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Biden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing

It takes up to 500 highly specialized chemicals to manufacture one semiconductor chip. Some of these will soon be subject…

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These are the chemicals that give teens pungent body odor

Puberty changes just about everything. Bodies get taller, muscles get stronger — and often, body odor becomes more pungent. Now,…

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‘Forever chemicals’ or PFAS have infiltrated food packaging on a wide scale

Potentially hazardous chemicals may be in food packaging Pilin Petunyia/Getty Images Food packaging and utensils commonly contain up to 68…

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California Assembly bill would keep some chemicals out of the mouths of babes

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) on March 12  introduced a bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from…

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Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method

Scientists from the University of Rochester have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from “forever chemicals” found in…

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