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.
Hazardous PFAS chemicals in Georgia’s drinking water
16 Sep 2019 | Journ of Sci. Policy & Gov.
Policy memo recommends the state of Georgia adopts a maximum contaminant level for PFAS of 27 ppt, in water.
Evaluation of perfluoroalkyl substances in field-cultivated vegetables
16 Sep 2019 | Chemosphere
Different PFAS accumulate in various types of vegetables.
Research progress on the removal of hazardous perfluorochemicals: A review
16 Sep 2019 | Journ. of Env. Manag.
Wastewater treatment plants found to be a major source of PFAS in the environment.
Persistent organic pollutants in Greenlandic pregnant women and indices of foetal growth: The ACCEPT study
16 Sep 2019 | Sci Total Environ
As PFAS levels increased, the birth growth rate decreased.
Analysis of hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid (HFPO-DA) by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS): Review of Current Approaches and Environmental Levels
16 Sep 2019 | Trends Analyt. Chem.
China and Denmark found to have higher levels of GenX in water sources.
Waste incineration of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to evaluate potential formation of per- and Poly-Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in flue gas
16 Sep 2019 | Chemosphere
PTFE was found to not be a significant source of short-chain PFAS during incineration.
Association between perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and thyroid hormone/thyroid antibody levels in maternal and cord blood: The Hokkaido Study
16 Sep 2019 | Environ Int
Hormone function disrupted by the presence of PFAS in a cohort of 701 mother‑neonate pairs.
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in children’s serum and contribution from PFAA contaminated drinking water
10 Sep 2019 | ACS Pub.
Total nursing time was associated with PFAS levels in children up to 4 years old.
Partition coefficients of four perfluoroalkyl acid alternatives between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and water in comparison to ten classical perfluoroalkyl acids
10 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Short-chain and long-chain PFAS found to have the same bioaccumulation behavior in a model species.
An investigation into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in nineteen Australian wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
10 Sep 2019 | Heliyon
6:2 FTS and other PFAS were found to dominate Australian wastewater.
The short-chain perfluorinated compounds PFBS, PFHxS, PFBA and PFHxA, disrupt human mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and adipogenic differentiation
9 Sep 2019 | Joun. of Env. Sci.
Short-chain PFAS linked to developmental toxicity in human cell lines.
Rapid removal of poly- and perfluorinated compounds from investigation- derived waste (IDW) in a pilot-scale plasma reactor
9 Sep 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
PFAS were removed with up to 99% efficiency in well water.