Water poured into a glass. Photo: Pexels So-called “forever chemicals” were found in groundwater samples taken in Israel in recent months, according to a government report released Thursday, highlighting their continued global ubiquity amid efforts to improve their regulation. Perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS), known for their extreme persistence in the environment and ability to accumulate in the human body, have been used widely in consumer goods and industrial applications since the 1950s. They are exceptionally widespread, having been found in the blood of more than 98 percent of Americans, as well as a majority of public wells sampled in 16...