A group of international researchers has discovered a previously unknown chemical compound in U.S. drinking water — and it could be toxic. The compound — known as chloronitramide anion — is found in ...

113 million U.S. residents get chloramine-treated water from their taps, according to the new study. About a third of U.S. residents have been receiving tap water containing a previously unidentified ...

For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people in the United States, but no one’s been able to pinpoint exactly what it ...

A mysterious by-product of a chemical used to disinfect the tap water of about one-third of Americans has finally been identified, and the international research team behind the discovery is ...

In the wake of cancer-causing chemicals found in groundwater nearby, and a looming visit by famed activist Erin Brockovich, tap water at three beachside schools again found a compound at extremely low ...

Pennsylvania has joined a list of growing states setting drinking water standards for a toxic chemical known as PFAS. The EPA has yet to propose nationwide limits. File photo: A number of projects are ...

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Teflon — “Nothing messes with it,” reads the tagline on the latest ad campaign for the famed nonstick cookware. A fried egg, sunny side up, vaults out of the pan, leaving no scraps behind. Teflon and ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Navy announced late Friday night that it found elevated levels of beryllium at Pearl Harbor Elementary School. The initial sample, taken from an outdoor sink at the school, ...

Engineers at wastewater recycling plants can rest easy knowing that their methods for minimizing the formation of a potent carcinogen are targeting the right chemical compound. Chemists have confirmed ...