Bioaccumulation of Zwitterionic Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Earthworms Exposed to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Impacted Soils
3 Feb 2020 | Environ Sci Technol.
AFFF found to bioaccumulate in invertebrates with limited metabolization.
Potential sources and sediment-pore water partitioning behaviors of emerging per/polyfluoroalkyl substances in the South Yellow Sea
3 Feb 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
Fluoropolymer manufacture, textile, and food packaging were major sources of PFAS in Chinese waters.
Perfluoroalkyl substances and brominated flame retardants in landfill-related air, soil, and groundwater from Ireland
3 Feb 2020 | Sci Total Environ.
There was no discernible amount of PFAS or BFRs produced from 10 landfills.
PFAS Regulations: How We Got Here and How to Recover the Costs
3 Feb 2020 | J. New England Water Works Ass.
Legal precedence has been set for recovering the costs of cleaning up contaminated drinking water and for shifting treatment costs from ratepayers to polluters. Under the theory of product liability, manufacturers of chemicals responsible for contamination are held accountable for the associated treatment costs.
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal serum: Method development and application in Pilot Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study
3 Feb 2020 | J.of Chrom. A
A new method of detecting 28 different PFAS in human blood was developed.
Computational systems biology as an animal-free approach to characterize toxicological effects of persistent organic pollutants
3 Feb 2020 | ALTEX
Researchers used computers to predict the toxicity of persistent organic pollutants such as PFAS.
Perfluoroalkyl chemicals in neurological health and disease: Human concerns and animal models
3 Feb 2020 | Neurotoxicology
A review of how PFAA enters and interacts with the human brain.
An acute exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid causes non-reversible plasma membrane injury in HeLa cells
2 Feb 2020 | Environ. Poll.
PFAS found to permanently injure cell membranes after a one-time exposure.
Serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances in farmers living in areas affected by water contamination in the Veneto Region (Northern Italy)
21 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
The main factors influencing PFAS serum levels of farmers were residence area, gender, years of residence in the municipalities, well water consumption and consumption of own-produced food.
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in human breast milk and their associations with postnatal infant growth
21 Jan 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Daily intake levels of PFAS through breastfeeding were calculated and found to negatively affect postnatal infant growth.
Increased Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Chemical Sensitivity to Perfluoro-Octanoic Acid: Role of Impaired Platelet Aggregation
21 Jan 2020 | Int J Mol Sci
Associations between cardiovascular health disease and PFAS exposure were made.
Advanced Treatment Technologies Efficacies and Mechanism of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water
20 Jan 2020 | Proc. Safety and Environ. Prot.
PFAS removal efficacy and mechanisms through advanced technologies are reviewed.
Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
The main components in Scotchgard™ fabric protector products were found in high amounts in Canadian biosolids from wastewater treatment plants.
Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkylether Sulfonic Acids Exhibit Stronger Estrogenic Effects than Perfluorooctane Sulfonate by Activating Nuclear Estrogen Receptor Pathways
20 Jan 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Chlorinated PFAS found to disrupt both thyroid hormones and cell functions.
Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study
20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.