Immunotoxicity of PFOA to the Marine Bivalve Species Ruditapes philippinarum
21 Dec 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFOA was found to be immunotoxic to saltwater clams, at different levels highlighting the potentially detrimental effects of PFAS contamination in marine ecosystems.
Environmental pollutant exposure associated with altered early-life gut microbiome: Results from a birth cohort study
20 Dec 2021 | Environ Res
Prenatal exposure to PFAS is associated with alterations to gut microbiome development in infants, with larger effects in breastfed and cesarean-section-born babies.
The comprehensive analysis based study of perfluorinated compounds-Environmental explanation of bladder cancer progression
20 Dec 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
PFAS could promote bladder cancer progression.
Relationships between maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, polymorphisms of receptor genes, and adverse birth outcomes in the Hokkaido birth cohort study, Japan
20 Dec 2021 | Reprod Toxicol
Maternal PFOS exposure was linked with decreased female infant size.
Association between maternal serum concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at delivery and acute infectious diseases in infancy
20 Dec 2021 | Chemosphere
Prenatal exposure to PFAS was associated with increased risks of diarrhea during the first year of life, and these effects were stronger among breastfed infants.
Distribution, sources, and dietetic-related health risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the agricultural environment of an industrial-agricultural interaction region (IAIR), Changshu, East China
20 Dec 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Textiles and food industries may contribute to PFAAs in agricultural environments, which can lead to high PFAS contamination in local fish and vegetables.
Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of 30 legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in human plasma, including HFPO-DA, DONA, and cC6O4
20 Dec 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
An assay was developed suitable for large-scale analyses of a wide range of legacy and emerging PFAS in human plasma.
Understanding the dynamics of physiological changes, protein expression, and PFAS in wildlife
20 Dec 2021 | Environ Int
This review shares general information with the PFAS research community on what biotic and abiotic changes might be important to consider when designing and interpreting biomonitoring or an ecotoxicity-based wildlife study.
Extractable organofluorine analysis: A way to screen for elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in humans?
19 Dec 2021 | Environ Int
Extractable organofluorine analysis was found to be an accurate screening method for detecting high PFAS levels in human blood.
Investigation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils and sewage sludges by fluorine K-edge XANES spectroscopy and combustion ion chromatography
13 Dec 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Sewage sludge was found to be the second most important contributor of PFAS in agriculture behind soils.
Fluoroalkylether compounds affect microbial community structures and abundance of nitrogen cycle-related genes in soil-microbe-plant systems
13 Dec 2021 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Different ether-PFAS affected soil microbial community structure and function, sometimes inhibiting the ability of bacteria to transform environmental nitrogen.
A Bad Start in Life? Maternal Transfer of Legacy and Emerging Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances to Eggs in an Arctic Seabird
13 Dec 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Researchers identified 7:3 fluorotelomer carboxylic acid in 84% of seabird egg yolks and provided the first documented finding of ADONA in wildlife.
Montmorillonite clay-based sorbents decrease the bioavailability of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from soil and their translocation to plants
13 Dec 2021 | Environ Res
The addition of amended clay to soils was found to reduce the uptake of PFAS into edible crops by up to 74%.
Maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods and newborn exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
13 Dec 2021 | Cad Saude Publica
Infants were found to have higher levels of PFAS if their mothers ate processed foods at least three times a week.
Life-Time Environmental Chemical Exposure and Obesity: Review of Epidemiological Studies Using Human Biomonitoring Methods
13 Dec 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
A review of chemical exposure and obesity found that PFOA has consistent obesogenic effects in humans.