Perfluorodecanoic acid-induced oxidative stress and DNA damage investigated at the cellular and molecular levels
30 Sep 2019 | Ecotox. and Envir. Safety
PFDA causes DNA damage by inducing oxidative stress.
POPs, PFAS and metals in ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica) from the Baltic 1978-2015
30 Sep 2019 | Swed. Museum of Nat. Hist.
PFAS levels found to be increasing an average of 7% yearly in arctic marine mammals.
Children's exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids - a modelling approach
30 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Finnish cohort study shows constant exposure to PFOA and PFOS between 1 and 10.5 years of age.
Point source characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organofluorine (EOF) in freshwater and aquatic invertebrates
25 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Exposure rates in invertebrates used to characterize PFAS around fire training sites.
Evaluation of human biomonitoring data in a health risk based context: An updated analysis of population level data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
24 Sep 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Smokers found to have high levels of PFOS and PFOA, which led to increased risk of cancer.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) modify lung surfactant function and pro-inflammatory responses in human bronchial epithelial cells
24 Sep 2019 | Toxicol In Vitro
PFAS exposure may increase the risk of acute lung toxicity and airway infections.
A mortality study on male subjects exposed to polyfluoroalkyl acids with high internal dose of perfluorooctanoic acid
23 Sep 2019 | Environ Res.
High occupational exposure to PFAS correlated to a higher probability of mortality from liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
PFAS Experts Symposium: Statements on regulatory policy, chemistry and analytics, toxicology, transport/fate, and remediation for per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination issues
23 Sep 2019 | Remediation
Sixty leading experts provide a consensus statement regarding issues concerning PFAS.
Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) by Acidimicrobium sp. Strain A6
23 Sep 2019 | ACS Pub.
Bacteria found to defluorinate PFOA and PFOS up to 60% in a lab.
Poly- and per-fluoroalkyl compounds in sediments of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Loadings, temporal trends, and sources determined by positive matrix factorization
23 Sep 2019 | Environ. Poll.
The total load of 22 PFASs in Great Lakes sediments is estimated to be 245 ± 24 tonnes.
Persistent pollutants: focus on perfluorinated compounds and kidney
23 Sep 2019 | Curr Opin Crit Care
PFAS exposure was linked to impaired kidney function.
The association between perfluoroalkyl substances and lipids in cord blood
23 Sep 2019 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
PFAS exposure during the collapse of the World Trade Center associated to elevated lipid levels, low birth weights, and high cholesterol in over 200 pregnant women.
Ecological risk assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid in soil using a species sensitivity approach
17 Sep 2019 | Jour. Haz. Mat.
PFOA found to potentially be more toxic than bisphenol A, nonylphenol, and methylparaben.
Morphological evidence of neurotoxic effects in chicken embryos after exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and inorganic cadmium
17 Sep 2019 | Toxicology
PFOA associated with organ abnormalities in developing chickens, a human model species.
Isomers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and uric acid in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
17 Sep 2019 | Environ Int.
Uric acid levels, a predictor of kidney function and health, was found to vary depending on amounts of PFAS.