Ineffectiveness of ultrasound at low frequency for treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in sewage sludge
4 Aug 2021 | Chemosphere
Ultrasonication was found not efficient at removing PFAS from sewage sludge and would ultimately increase pollution after sludge was disposed of.
Developing potency factors for thyroid hormone disruption by PFASs using TTR-TRβ CALUX® bioassay and assessment of PFASs mixtures in technical products
4 Aug 2021 | Environ. Int.
PFASs mixtures, including aqueous film-forming foam surfactants, were assessed using the TTR-TRβ CALUX® assay for their thyroid hormone transport disrupting potential.
Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in early pregnancy induces oxidative stress in mice uterus and liver
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA exposure was found to cause damage to the liver and the loss of embryos.
Accumulation of PFAS by livestock - determination of transfer factors from water to serum for cattle and sheep in Australia
4 Aug 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
PFOS and PFHxS were in cattle serum in appreciable amounts while PFHpS, PFNA, and PFDA were much lower.
Maternal Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Thyroid Hormones, and Genes: A Spanish Cross-sectional Study
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
As PFOA levels increased, hormones which growth and development, levels decreased.
Characterization of PFOS toxicity on in-vivo and ex-vivo mouse pancreatic islets
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Pollut
PFOS was found to decrease metabolism by inhibiting the secretion of insulin.
Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: Experimental and Epidemiological Evidence
4 Aug 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
PFAS exposure was associated with an increase in platelets leading to heart diseases.
Environmental Sources, Chemistry, Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: State of the Science, Key Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations Presented at the August 2019 SETAC Focus Topic Meeting
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
The synthesis of varying viewpoints and discussion of the current state of the science is highlighted to facilitate the assessment and management of PFAS.
Association between gestational PFAS exposure and Children's adiposity in a diverse population
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Res
PFAS may be developmental obesogens, and that maternal race-ethnicity may be an important modifier of the associations among women without obesity.
New compounds, old problems. The case of C6O4 - a substitute of PFOA - and its effects to the clam Ruditapes philippinarum
4 Aug 2021 | J Hazard Mater
C6O4-a was found to disrupt the normal biology of an indicator species of clam.
Concentrations of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in vaccinated Greenlandic children aged 7–12 years exposed to marine pollutants, a cross sectional study
3 Aug 2021 | Environ. Res.
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with a decrease in antibodies protecting children from bacterial disease after vaccination.
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
28 Jul 2021 | J Hyg Environ Health
A vegan diet may be related to lower PFAS levels in plasma.
Evaluation of Different Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Dried Blood Spots from the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
28 Jul 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
An improved method of obtaining marine mammal blood was developed to detect PFAS in sentinel species.
Efficient adsorptive removal of short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids using reed straw-derived biochar (RESCA)
27 Jul 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
Reed straw-derived biochar showed effective removal of short-chain PFAAs.
First Report on the Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Estuarine Food Web
27 Jul 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
HFPO-TrA, HFPO-TeA, and PFO5DoA could be biomagnified along the food chain in editable fishes.