Bad Chemistry
Articles by Sharon Lerner on the global contamination crisis surrounding toxic industrial chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, and GenX. The U.S. has refused to regulate the chemicals in this class, known as PFAS, despite the fact that they persist indefinitely in the environment and have been linked to cancer and many other illnesses.
Firefighters Denied Coverage by Veterans Affairs After Exposure to PFAS Firefighting Foam
The VA and insurers have rejected claims from firefighters despite evidence linking PFAS foam and disease.
Indoor Dust Contains PFAS and Other Toxic Chemicals
A new study of indoor dust found PFAS and other toxics that can lead to infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
PFAS Chemical Associated With Severe Covid-19
A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of a compound called PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Discovered in Hundreds of Products
Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.
Contaminants in New Jersey Soil and Water Are Toxic, Documents Reveal
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”