Scientists have tested the level of PFAS in some consumer smartwatch bands They found elevated levels of "forever chemicals" ...

A study has revealed the presence of dangerous forever chemicals in bands sold by top brands. Interestingly, the more ...

Smartwatches and fitness trackers might pose health risks due to high levels of PFHxA, a chemical found in the fluorinated ...

Fitness trackers and smartwatch bands contain harmful PFAS chemicals, raising health and environmental concerns.

Prior research has shown that more than a fifth of Americans wear a smartwatch or a fitness tracker — and they do so for ...

Smartwatches and fitness trackers have become ubiquitous forms of wearable tech, accompanying many people throughout their ...

ELEVATED levels of potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in several smartwatch wristbands. The chemicals may be more common at certain price points, say scientists.

The study, which was just published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ...

A study finds significant levels of PFHxA in smartwatch bands, prompting concerns about prolonged skin exposure to these ...

PFHxAs fall in a particularly dangerous class of chemicals known as forever chemicals, and have gained the infamous name because they persist and avoid the regular cycle of environmental breakdown.

But they may expose the skin to so-called forever chemicals in the process ... menstrual products and fitness wear, including smartwatch and fitness tracker wristbands. The bands contain ...