The last straw: Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially-available plant-based drinking straws
31 Mar 2021 | Chemosphere
The presence of 21 PFAS in plant-based drinking straws demonstrates that they are not fully biodegradable, contributing to the direct human ingestion of PFAS and to the cycle of PFAS between waste streams and the environment.
Regional occurrence of perfluoroalkane substances in human milk for the global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants during 2016-2019
31 Mar 2021 | Chemosphere
PFOA tends to have higher concentrations in wealthier countries.
Sea turtles across the North Pacific are exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances
31 Mar 2021 | Environ Pollut
PFOS was associated with developmental and immunosuppression in Pacific sea turtles.
High-throughput transcriptomic analysis of human primary hepatocyte spheroids exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a platform for relative potency characterization
30 Mar 2021 | Toxicol Sci
The data indicate that PFOA, PFBS, PFOS, and PFDA may have common molecular targets and toxicities, but that PFOS and PFDS are the most similar.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Dust from Mainland China: Contributions of Unknown Precursors and Implications for Human Exposure
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
From 2013 to 2017, the median concentration of total PFAS in outdoor dust tripled with an elevated contribution of trifluoroacetic acid and 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.
Association between urinary per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and COVID-19 susceptibility
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
Elevated exposure to PFAS was independently associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection.
Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and male reproductive hormones
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS mixtures were found to inhibit the production of key reproductive hormones in men.
Critical Review on PFOA, Kidney Cancer, and Testicular Cancer
30 Mar 2021 | J Air Waste Manag Assoc
This critical review summarizes peer-reviewed epidemiological studies on PFOA and cancers of the kidneys and testes, these associations are most likely causal.
Exposure assessment of PFAS-contaminated sites using avian eggs as a biomonitoring tool: a frame of reference and a case study in the Po River valley (Northern Italy)
30 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOA and C6O4 were found in three species of wild passerines at unprecedented levels.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Swedish household dust and exposure of pet cats
29 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Dust was found to be a relevant exposure pathway for the ingestion of some PFAS for cats, and the serum levels of PFAS could be of relevance for the cat's health.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl mixtures toxicity assessment "Proof-of-Concept" illustration for the hazard index approach
25 Mar 2021 | J Toxicol Environ Health A
Hazard index scores were used as an initial assessment of multiple health effects of fluorinated mixtures.
Suspect Screening, Prioritization, and Confirmation of Environmental Chemicals in Maternal-Newborn Pairs from San Francisco
24 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Methyl perfluoroundecanoate and 2-perfluorooctyl ethanoic acid were found in newborns during a critical development period.
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals and birth size in a population-based cohort of British girls
24 Mar 2021 | Epidemiology
PFAS was determined to be the most important contributor to the association with decreased birth weight.
The new PFAS C6O4 and its effects on marine invertebrates: First evidence of transcriptional and microbiota changes in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum
23 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFOA replacement was found not to be significantly less toxic.
Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the vadose zone
23 Mar 2021 | Sci Total Environ
In this review, we critically discuss the current state of the knowledge and aim to interconnect the complex processes that control the fate and transport of PFASs in groundwater.