Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) differentially inhibit placental trophoblast migration and invasion in vitro

1 Apr 2020 | Toxicol. Sci.

GenX found to lead to preeclampsia by inhibiting trophoblast invasion.

Spatiotemporal analysis of perfluoroalkyl substances in White-tailed eagle nestlings from northern Norway - a ten-year study

1 Apr 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

PFOS and PFHxS concentrations decreased over time, and ≥C11 perfluorinated carboxylic acids only seem to level-off during the last four years in eagle populations.

Use of biochar to produce reclaimed water for irrigation use

1 Apr 2020 | Chemosphere

Granular activated carbon filtered chemicals such as PFOA more efficiently than biochar.

Supervised machine learning for source allocation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental samples

31 Mar 2020 | Chemosphere

Computer learning was used to determine the original source of PFAS pollution.

Dam operation altered profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in reservoir

24 Mar 2020 | J of Haz. Mat.

PFAS profiles in the water column changed from PFOA to short-chain species during dam operation.

Temporal trends of suspect- and target-per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), extractable organic fluorine (EOF) and total fluorine (TF) in pooled serum from first-time mothers in Uppsala, Sweden, 1996–2017

24 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

Total PFAS levels were found to be declining by 3% per year in Swedish first-time mothers.

Metabolic and Pharmaceutical Aspects of Fluorinated Compounds

24 Mar 2020 | J of Medi. Chem.

A review of the literature associated with the metabolism of fluorinated molecules, focusing on examples where the presence of fluorine influences the metabolic profile.

Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure impact a trade-off between self-maintenance and reproduction in lizards (Eremias argus) in a gender-dependent manner

24 Mar 2020 | Environ. Poll.

Female and male lizard's bodies found to process PFAS pollution differently.

Maternal serum perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and cord sera: The HOME study

24 Mar 2020 | Environ. Res.

PFOS had a positive trending association with thyroid-stimulating hormones.

Exposure sources of perfluoroalkyl acids and influence of age and gender on concentrations of chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonates in human serum from China.

24 Mar 2020 | Environ Int

The primary source of PFCAs and PFSAs in human serum was found to be through direct exposure.

Metals and PFAS in stormwater and surface runoff in a semi-arid Canadian city subject to large variations in temperature among seasons

24 Mar 2020 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

The mean sum of PFAS in stormwater was 9.0 ng L in the North American prairie towns.

Intrauterine exposure to perfluorinated compounds and overweight at age 4: A case-control study

24 Mar 2020 | PLoS ONE

There was no association between PFAS exposure in early pregnancy and overweight children at age 4.

Characterizing biopersistence potential of the metabolite 5:3 fluorotelomer carboxylic acid after repeated oral exposure to the 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol

23 Mar 2020 | Tox. and App. Pharm.

The body transforms 6:2 FTOH into a metabolite, called 5:3 acid, that bioaccumulates, and the bioaccumulation is greater with lower exposure to 6:2 FTOH.