Wastewater sources of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals in four Canadian Arctic communities

4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

Wastewater was determined to be a significant source of PFAS in the arctic, potentially polluting nearby water sources.

Perfluoro-octanoic acid impairs sperm motility through the alteration of plasma membrane

4 Dec 2019 | J. Endocrinol. Invest.

PFOA exposure found to limit the mobility of sperm.

A case study of organic micropollutants in a major Swedish water source - Removal efficiency in seven drinking water treatment plants and influence of operational age of granulated active carbon filters

4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

Recharging activated carbon filters by 10% found to increase PFAS removal efficiency in open waterways.

Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Seawater and Plankton from the Northwestern Atlantic Margin

3 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.

Short-chain PFAS found to bioaccumulate readily in deep-sea microorganisms compared to long-chains.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially available biosolid-based products: The effect of treatment processes

26 Nov 2019 | Water Environ Res.

Commercial biosolid treatment processes found not to decrease the amount of PFAS in waste.

Metabolites Associated With Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Levels in an Ethnically Diverse Underserved At-Risk Rural Population

25 Nov 2019 | Circulation

PFAS exposure associated with potential symptoms of cardiovascular disease in underserved communities.

Size-fractionated particle-bound heavy metals and perfluoroalkyl substances in dust from different indoor air.

25 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Chronic daily intake through inhalation of PFAS and heavy metals was calculated.

Perfluoroalkyl substances and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver in Children: An untargeted metabolomics approach

25 Nov 2019 | Environ Int

High PFAS exposure was associated with impaired liver function in children.

Perfluoropolyether carboxylic acids (novel alternatives to PFOA) impair zebrafish posterior swim bladder development via thyroid hormone disruption

25 Nov 2019 | Environ Int

PFOA alternatives found to cause developmental and hormonal disruption in a human model organism.

Perfluoroalkyl substances, airways infections, allergy and asthma related health outcomes - implications of gender, exposure period and study design

25 Nov 2019 | Environ Int

PFAS was found to suppress the immune system and increase the risk of lower respiratory tract infection.

Inflammatory bowel disease and biomarkers of gut inflammation and permeability in a community with high exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through drinking water

25 Nov 2019 | Environ. Res.

PFAS exposure from 1985-1994 thought to be linked with a high risk of Crohn's disease.

Release of side-chain fluorinated polymer-containing microplastic fibers from functional textiles during washing and first estimates of perfluoroalkyl acid emissions

24 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.

PFAS in textiles was confirmed to be released into the environment as waste, after cycling in washing machines.

[Monitoring Data] Evaluation of Kentucky Community Drinking Water for Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

22 Nov 2019

Monitoring data from sampling 74 public water systems for eight PFAS compounds in the state of Kentucky.

Ionic Liquids: New Emerging Pollutants, Similarities with Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFASs)

20 Nov 2019 | Enviorn. Sci. and Tech.

Researchers call for risk assessments and further studies into ionic liquids which share chemical similarities to PFAS.

Rapid, large-volume, thermally controlled 3D printing using a mobile liquid interface

19 Nov 2019 | Science

PFAS is used to decrease surface tension and enhance the efficiency of 3D printing.