Human-Based Exposure Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Acids May Induce Harmful Effects to Health by Disrupting Major Components Androgen Receptor Signalling In Vitro
27 Aug 2019 | Exp. & Health
Certain PFAS found to disrupt multiple parts of the human endocrine system.
Gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for the determination of fluorotelomer olefins, fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and sulfonamido-ethanols in water
27 Aug 2019 | Journ. Chroma.
Using new measurement techniques, PFAS was detected efficiently in river water.
Sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a community highly exposed to aqueous film-forming foam contaminants in drinking water
27 Aug 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
The primary source of human PFAS exposure found to be through consumption of contaminated water with specific demographics affected more than others.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Plasma Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in Midchildhood: A Cross-Sectional Study (Project Viva, United States)
21 Aug 2019 | Environ. Health Perspect.
PFAS exposure impairs bone development in children and effects their lifelong skeletal health.
Characteristics and human inhalation exposure of ionic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in PM10 of cities around the Bohai Sea: Diurnal variation and effects of heating activity
20 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
Day light heat found to affect PFAS levels in the air.
Plant Uptake of PFAAs Under a Maximum Bioavailability Scenario
20 Aug 2019 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
PFAS accumulation in radish, carrots, and alfalfa found to be a potential source of human dietary exposure.
Reduction of perfluorinated compound content in fish cake and swimming crab by different cooking methods
19 Aug 2019 | Appl. Bio. Chem.
Soaking crab, before cooking, found to reduce PFAS levels up to 65%.
Stronger estrogenic and antiandrogenic effects on zebrafish larvae displayed by 6:2 polyfluoroalkyl phosphate diester than the 8:2 congener at environmentally relevant concentrations
19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
Greater endocrine disruption was found with shorter chain PFAS than longer chain counterparts.
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in air-conditioner filter dust of indoor microenvironments in Greece: Implications for exposure
19 Aug 2019 | Ecotox. and Env. Safety
Testing of indoor air found varying sources depending on location.
Leachate emissions of short- and long-chain per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) from various Norwegian landfills
19 Aug 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Short-chain PFAS found to dominate in landfill leachate.
Fate and transport of perfluoroalkyl substances from snowpacks into a lake in the High Arctic of Canada
19 Aug 2019 | Envi. Sci. and Tech.
PFAS found to cycle between high arctic lakes and fresh snowpack in remote Canadian mountains.
Investigation of the spatial variability of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance trophic magnification in selected riverine ecosystems
19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS concentrations show to be highest in top predators in freshwater rivers.
Brominated flame retardants and perfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate from Ireland
19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS in leachate found to be highest in lined landfills compared to unlined.
The effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on fetal and adult rat testis
19 Aug 2019 | Reprod. Toxicol.
Reproductive development adversely affected by exposure to PFOA, in rats.
Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through drinking water: A review of the recent scientific literature
18 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
A review of PFAS contamination in drinking water.