What Are Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Drinking Water?
Given the 80,000+ chemicals on the market, it's no surprise that there are many we just don't know much about. Such chemicals, called "contaminants of emerging concern," enter our drinking...
What Can You Do About PFAS in Your Water?
PFAS, also called "forever chemicals", have become a major talking point in recent years, and for good reason. These emerging contaminants are extremely persistent once in the environment, but there...
GenX: The “Regrettable Substitution"
You might assume that once a chemical is found to be toxic, it gets regulated and products swap the chemical out for safer options. However, a substitution chemical can be...
Your PFAS Water Test Questions Answered
PFAS have been present in consumer goods for 70+ years, though PFAS exposures through food and water only became a topic of research 20 years ago. Thus, methods for analyzing...
What Chemicals Are Subject to TSCA?
Toxic Substances Control Act requires the EPA to keep a list of all chemicals made or processed in the US. To date, there are over 86,000 chemicals in this inventory....
Forever Chemicals 101
PFAS, or per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substances, are man-made chemicals found in all sorts of products, like nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, and stain-resistant fabrics. We didn't know they had negative health...
Is My Non-Stick Pan Toxic? An Expert Perspective
PFAS have been making headlines for several decades, but the true extent of their toxicity and prevalence has only recently come to the public spotlight. PFAS are incredibly useful in...
PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS: What You Need to Know
How worried would you be if: (1) over 7000 metric tons of synthetic chemicals had been dumped into the environment (2) they never broke down and (3) they were a known carcinogen? Unfortunately,...
Comprehensive testing for the core concerns impacting utility-provided tap water, plus analysis of radioactive particles and additional disinfection byproducts.
Comprehensive testing for popular well water issues, plus additional risk factors including radioactive particles, radon, tannins, bacteria, plasticizers and pesticides.