Associations of Maternal Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances Concentrations with Early Adolescent Bone Mineral Content and Density: The Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study

5 Oct 2021 | Environ Health Perspect

Maternal PFAS concentrations during pregnancy may be associated with lower bone mineral accrual and strength in early adolescence.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination Levels of Pike (Esox lucius L.) and Roach (Rutilus rutilus L.) from Selected Masurian Lakes in Eastern Europe.

5 Oct 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem

PFAS concentrations differed among commercially relevant fish species from different lakes in Poland.

Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

5 Oct 2021 | Microb Biotechnol

This review discusses the underlying reasons why microbial degradation of heavily fluorinated compounds is rare.

Perfluoroalkyl substances are linked to incident chronic spontaneous urticaria: A nested case-control study

5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere

Serum PFASs are associated with an increased risk of incident chronic hives, and PFBA and PFHpA might be the effective compounds.

Comparison of bioconcentration and kinetics of GenX in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in fresh and brackish water

5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere

As bioconcentration in all tissues increased with increasing salinity, this may raise concern for marine organisms and human exposure.

The effects of Cl-PFESAs exposure on blood lipids - A community-based large population study in Guangzhou

5 Oct 2021 | Sci Total Environ

Our research suggested a negative impact of Cl-PFESAs on blood lipid patterns and a possible non-linear association.

Occurrence of selected per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in food available on the European market - A review on levels and human exposure assessment

5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere

Fruits and vegetables recently showed relatively high levels of PFASs, and have become a more significant source of PFASs than meat.

Can determination of extractable organofluorine (EOF) be standardized? First interlaboratory comparisons of EOF and fluorine mass balance in sludge and water matrices

28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

Combining multiple analytical chemistry methods, unknown PFAS were found in a variety of liquid samples.

An integrated approach for chemical water quality assessment of an urban river stretch through Effect-Based Methods and emerging pollutants analysis with a focus on genotoxicity

28 Sep 2021 | J Environ Manage

Chemical analyses confirmed that in the aquatic ecosystems there is a diffuse presence, even at low concentrations, of PFAS.

Evaluation, optimization, and application of three independent suspect screening workflows for the characterization of PFASs in water

28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

Computational methods were combined to better evaluate the presence and consequence of PFAS in water.

An amine-functionalized olefin-linked covalent organic framework used for the solid-phase microextraction of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in fish

28 Sep 2021 | J. Hazard. Mater

The bioconcentration kinetics for goldfish was studied, which can provide a feasible platform for investigating the accumulated ion and toxicity of PFAS.

Impact of the increasing concentrations of selected perfluoroalkyl acids on the observed concentrations of red blood cell folate among US adults aged ≥20 years

28 Sep 2021 | ESPR

Non-Hispanic blacks as compared to non-Hispanic whites were found to have higher levels of PFAS in their red blood cells than whites.

Ticks as novel sentinels to monitor environmental levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

Four different species of ticks, across two states, were analyzed for 53 PFAS, with the most detects in wetlands.

Associations among maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, fetal sex-hormone enzymatic gene polymorphisms, and fetal sex hormone levels in the Hokkaido study

28 Sep 2021 | Reprod Toxicol

PFAS exposure was associated with abnormal hormone levels leading to disrupted development.

Exposure to Perfluoro-Octanoic Acid Associated With Upstream Uncoupling of the Insulin Signaling in Human Hepatocyte Cell Line

28 Sep 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)

PFOA was found to inhibit the growth and development of liver cells.