Toxicity of perfluorinated compounds to soil microbial activity: Effect of carbon chain length, functional group and soil properties
4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Sulfonic PFAS found to have higher toxicity than the carboxylic PFAS in microbial communities.
Perfluoroalkyl acids and thyroid hormones across stages of kidney function
4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS was associated with some stages of kidney disease due to hormone disruption.
Spatiotemporal distribution and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl acids in airborne particulate matter in Chengdu City, China
3 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFNA was the dominate airborne PFAS in spring while PFOA dominated winter, summer, and autumn months.
Reusable Functionalized Hydrogel Sorbents for Removing Long- and Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) and GenX from Aqueous Solution
3 Sep 2019 | ACS
New reusable filtration methods were developed to remediate PFAS-contaminated water.
Human blood-based exposure levels of persistent organic pollutant (POP) mixtures antagonise androgen receptor transactivation and translocation
3 Sep 2019 | Environ Int.
A set of human-relevant mixtures of persistent chemicals, including PFAS, associated with hormone disruption.
Risks of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) for Sustainable Water Recycling via Aquifers
28 Aug 2019 | Water
A review of the potential risks to drinking water systems using recycled water and urban stormwater in aquifers that may be contaminated with PFAS.
Combined spatial and retrospective analysis of fluoroalkyl chemicals in fluvial sediments reveal changes in levels and patterns over the last 40 years
28 Aug 2019 | Env. Poll.
PFAS contamination from 1984-2013 was mapped using river sediment to understand long term pollution patterns due to changes in manufacturing.
Water monitoring in smart cities exploiting plastic optical fibers and molecularly imprinted polymers. The case of PFBS detection
28 Aug 2019 | 2019 IEEE M&N
A low-cost PFAS sensing technique was utilized for detection of pollutants in water.
Global Priority Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Waters:Establishing Baseline Levels on Regional Basis
28 Aug 2019 | DiVA
Baseline levels of PFAS were determined worldwide to understand fluctuating contamination.
Short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment
27 Aug 2019 | Chem. Eng. Journal
Short-chain PFAS found to be more persistent, mobile, and resistent to remediation techniques compared to long-chain PFAS.
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.