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Toxic "Forever Chemicals" under-investigated and under-regulated
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Toxic "Forever Chemicals" under-investigated and under-regulated

This weekend, at the Geological Society of America's 2020 Annual Meeting, a technical session will help bring PFAS to national attention. Presentations will discuss how PFAS are released into the environment, transported through groundwater, river, and soils, and partially remediated.

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