Exposure to legacy and novel perfluoroalkyl substance disturbs the metabolic homeostasis in pregnant women and fetuses: A metabolome-wide association study

18 May 2021 | Environ Int

A total of 279 features in maternal serum and 338 features in cord serum were identified as metabolites associated with PFAS exposure.

Environmental exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy, maternal glucose homeostasis and the risk of gestational diabetes: A prospective cohort study

18 May 2021 | Environ Int

Environmental exposure to PFAS may affect glucose homeostasis in pregnancy and increase the risk of diabetes symptoms, especially in average-weight women.

Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil

18 May 2021 | Environ Int

In this review, the distribution, bioavailability, and remediation of PFAS in soil receiving solid biowastes, which include biosolids, composts, and manure, are presented.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS

17 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

PFOS and PFOA levels have decreased in breast milk from 1996-2019 although short-chain detection doubles every 4 years.

PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation

11 May 2021 | J Hazard Mater

GenX, F-53B, and OBS in groundwater treatment by UV/sulfite system and electrochemical oxidation proved effective.

Release of soil colloids during flow interruption increases the pore-water PFAS concentration in saturated soil

11 May 2021 | Env Poll

Removal of colloids from water samples can underestimate PFAS concentration.

Occurrence, profiles, and ecotoxicity of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances and their alternatives in global apex predators: A critical review

11 May 2021 | J of Env Sci

PFOS was the dominant PFAS found in the top predators, followed by PFUnDA, and the proportions of odd C-chain length PFCAs were higher than adjacent even C-chain length PFCAs.

Significant Reductive Transformation of 6:2 Chlorinated Polyfluorooctane Ether Sulfonate to Form Hydrogen-Substituted Polyfluorooctane Ether Sulfonate and Their Toxicokinetics in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats

11 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

The toxicokinetic properties determined for 6:2 Cl-PFESA and 6:2 H-PFESA in blood and urine were found to be structure and dose-dependent.

Spatial and temporal baseline of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid retained in sediment core samples from Puget Sound, Washington, USA

11 May 2021 | Mar Pollut Bull

Sediments adjacent to Seattle, WA, had the largest PFOS flux, beginning in 1959.

Associations of perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and serum lipids in Chinese adults

11 May 2021 | Environ Int

Cl-PFESAs are adversely associated with serum lipid levels, and that such associations are also observed in legacy PFAS.

N-Acetyl cysteine abates hepatorenal toxicities induced by perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in male rats.

11 May 2021 | Environ Toxicol Pharmacol

A common antioxidant was found to alleviate inflammation caused by PFOA.

Perfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water sources along the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China: Human health and ecological risk assessment

11 May 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

PFOS, PFOA, and PFBS induced considerable risk on human health and aquatic species.

Biomonitoring: A tool to assess PFNA body burdens and evaluate the effectiveness of drinking water intervention for communities in New Jersey

10 May 2021 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health

PFNA half-life was estimated ~3.5 years from this unique biomonitoring study.

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at high concentrations in neonatal Australian pinnipeds

5 May 2021 | Sci. Tot. Env.

The geographical foraging range is the suspected factor for interspecies differences in marine mammals.

Prevalence and Predictors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Serum Levels among Members of a Suburban US Volunteer Fire Department

5 May 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

Serum levels of both PFDA and PFDoA were positively associated with years of firefighting.