Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers: from physics to physiology

17 Nov 2020 | Europ. J of Phy

A review of the use of PFAS as cancer therapeutics, blood substitutes, and organ preservation.

Associations between serum isomers of perfluoroalkyl acids and metabolic syndrome in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

17 Nov 2020 | Environ Res

PFAAs isomers were associated with an increase in the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

PFAS and Dissolved Organic Carbon Enrichment in Surface Water Foams on a Northern U.S. Freshwater Lake

17 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

Estimates indicate that foam ingestion is a potentially important route of exposure for children and adults when they are in surface waters where foam is present.

Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco

17 Nov 2020 | medRxiv

Significant positive associations were found between PFOA and PFOS and telomere length among the whole cohort with stronger associations among firefighters.

Formation of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) during the exposure of earthworms to 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA)

17 Nov 2020 | Sci Total Environ

Five terminal PFCA metabolites, including TFA, PFPrA, PFBA, PFPeA and PFHxA were found to be biotransformed from 6:2 FTSA in earthworms.

Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations and Predictors of Exposure among Pregnant African American Women in the Atlanta Area, Georgia.

17 Nov 2020 | Environ Res

PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA were detected in > 95% samples with education, parity, BMI, tobacco use, and year of sampling were significantly associated with some serum PFAS levels.

Association between Prenatal Exposure to PFAS and Fetal Sex Hormones: Are the Short-Chain PFAS Safer?

16 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

Prenatal exposure to PFBS and PFHpA was associated with the characteristics of reproductive toxicity.

PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding

16 Nov 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem

Here we synthesize current understanding of the magnitudes and methods for assessing human and wildlife exposures to PFAS.

Selective Associations of Recent Low Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances With Liver Function Biomarkers: NHANES 2011 to 2014 Data on US Adults Aged ≥20 Years

11 Nov 2020 | J Occup Environ Med

Recent lower levels of PFOA, PFHxS, and PFNA are associated with higher serum liver functions but only among obese participants.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Air Particles of Asia: Levels, Seasonality, and Size-Dependent Distribution

11 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

PFOS distributed on specific sizes exhibited seasonal and regional dependency, while no such patterns were observed for PFOA.

Association between per and polyfluoroalkyl substances and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress

10 Nov 2020 | Environ Res.

PFAS are associated with markers of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.

PFAS exposure and overweight/obesity among children in a nationally representative sample

10 Nov 2020 | Chemosphere

Elevated PFOA concentrations were associated with overweight/obesity among children after multivariable adjustment.

Occurrence and Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Tianjin, China: The Contribution of Emerging and Unknown Analogues

10 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol .

Field-derived sediment-water distribution coefficients of emerging PFAS are provided for the first time, confirming that cationic and zwitterionic PFASs tend to be strongly associated with sediments.