Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Transport from Groundwater to Streams near a PFAS Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina, USA
7 Apr 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The mass transfer between groundwater and surface water of PFAS was quantified for contaminated communities.
Acute Toxicity and Trans-Generational Effects of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate (PFBS) in Caenorhabditis elegans
7 Apr 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Chronic exposure to PFBS at higher concentrations can cause behavioral toxicity and could be transferred to offspring in human model species.
Occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and unidentified organofluorine in leachate from waste-to-energy stockpile - A case study
6 Apr 2021 | Chemosphere
Short-chain PFASs were dominant in leachate from a Waste-to-Energy stockpile with 88% extractable organofluorine coming from unidentified substances.
Perfluoroalkyl substance excretion: Effects of organic anion-inhibiting and resin-binding drugs in a community setting
6 Apr 2021 | Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol.
Bile acids were found to lower serum PFAS concentrations significantly.
Advancing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research: an overview of ATSDR and NCEH activities and recommendations
6 Apr 2021 | Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
This paper presents a framework, compelling questions, and research activities to help NCEH and ATSDR advance scientific discovery in partnership with federal, state, and local stakeholders as part of a comprehensive public health response to PFAS contamination.
A Fresh Look at Stress and Resilience in Communities Affected by Environmental Contamination
5 Apr 2021 | Journal of Environmental Health
A perspective on the stress related to living in a contaminated community.
Considering Environmental Exposures to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Risk Factors for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
3 Apr 2021 | Environ Res
Pregnant women may be a group that is vulnerable to hypertensive disorders associated with PFAS exposures which should be considered by policymakers setting PFAS exposure limits.
The last straw: Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially-available plant-based drinking straws
31 Mar 2021 | Chemosphere
The presence of 21 PFAS in plant-based drinking straws demonstrates that they are not fully biodegradable, contributing to the direct human ingestion of PFAS and to the cycle of PFAS between waste streams and the environment.
Regional occurrence of perfluoroalkane substances in human milk for the global monitoring plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants during 2016-2019
31 Mar 2021 | Chemosphere
PFOA tends to have higher concentrations in wealthier countries.
Sea turtles across the North Pacific are exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances
31 Mar 2021 | Environ Pollut
PFOS was associated with developmental and immunosuppression in Pacific sea turtles.
High-throughput transcriptomic analysis of human primary hepatocyte spheroids exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a platform for relative potency characterization
30 Mar 2021 | Toxicol Sci
The data indicate that PFOA, PFBS, PFOS, and PFDA may have common molecular targets and toxicities, but that PFOS and PFDS are the most similar.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Dust from Mainland China: Contributions of Unknown Precursors and Implications for Human Exposure
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
From 2013 to 2017, the median concentration of total PFAS in outdoor dust tripled with an elevated contribution of trifluoroacetic acid and 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.
Association between urinary per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and COVID-19 susceptibility
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
Elevated exposure to PFAS was independently associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection.
Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and male reproductive hormones
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS mixtures were found to inhibit the production of key reproductive hormones in men.
Critical Review on PFOA, Kidney Cancer, and Testicular Cancer
30 Mar 2021 | J Air Waste Manag Assoc
This critical review summarizes peer-reviewed epidemiological studies on PFOA and cancers of the kidneys and testes, these associations are most likely causal.