"Researchers have identified “forever chemicals” in household dust nearby a North Carolina factory — indicating that dust may be an additional source of exposure to these compounds.

The homes, located in southern North Carolina’s Cumberland and Bladen counties, are in the vicinity of the Fayetteville Works fluorochemical manufacturing facility, which has been a known source of contamination in the area’s Cape Fear River Basin.

The chemicals in question are part of a massive group of substances called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are found in a variety of consumer goods, certain firefighting foams and industrial waste."

Sharon Udasin reports for The Hill March 31, 2025. [2]