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 ...

Public meeting on Nov. 6 sees several people criticize town and GNWT for what’s been done since original advisory earlier ...

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, ...