Effectiveness of household water purifiers in removing perfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water
12 Jan 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Household water purifiers are effective in decreasing the exposure to PFAS through drinking water, with higher efficiency in longer-chains.
Assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid toxicity in pancreatic cells
12 Jan 2021 | Toxicol In Vitro
Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in PFOA-induced pancreatic toxicity and highlight the incidence of inflammation with PFOA exposure.
Deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives to terrestrial organisms
12 Jan 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
A number of PFAS-free firefighting water additives were found to pose a hazard to terrestrial organisms based on a worst-case exposure scenario of direct application at the greatest recommended application rate for a class A fire (e.g., wood, paper).
Urine concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids in children and contributions of dietary factors: a cross-sectional study from Shanghai, China
12 Jan 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
The intake of red meats, tubers, sugared beverages, fish and seafood, and eggs contributed to higher concentrations of PFAAs, while frequent intake of poultry and soy milk was associated with lower PFAA concentrations.
Gestational and childhood exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiometabolic risk at age 12 years
12 Jan 2021 | Environ Int
In this cohort of children with higher gestational PFOA exposure, fetal exposure to PFOA and PFHxS was associated with unfavorable cardiometabolic risk in adolescence.
Characterizing the Air Emissions, Transport, and Deposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from a Fluoropolymer Manufacturing Facility
12 Jan 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS with acid functionality has higher deposition due to enhanced water solubility and pH-driven partitioning to aqueous media.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese drinking water: risk assessment and geographical distribution
11 Jan 2021 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
The PFAS concentrations reported in more than 20% of the studied cities, likely affecting 98.5 million people, were above the maximum contaminant level issued by Vermont in 2019.
Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from aqueous media using synthesized silver nanocomposite-activated carbons
7 Jan 2021 | J Environ Health Sci Eng
Silver-based compounds were effective for the removal of PFAS from aqueous media and are good alternatives to commercially available activated carbons.
Current Contributions of Organofluorine Compounds to the Agrochemical Industry
6 Jan 2021 | iScience
A database of 424 fluoro-agrochemicals was developed to better understand the role of PFAS in agriculture.
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) Disrupts Testosterone Biosynthesis via CREB/CRTC2/StAR Signaling Pathway in Leydig Cells
6 Jan 2021 | Toxicology
PFOS was found to suppress testosterone leading to reproductive issues.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their alternatives in black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) eggs from South Korea islands during 2012-2018
6 Jan 2021 | J Hazard Mater
Significant increasing temporal trends were observed for PFOS, PFNA, and F-53B suggesting continuous use or accumulation of these in the Korean environment.
Contamination Characteristics and Potential Ecological Risks of Typical Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Water and Sediment of Coastal Tourism Resorts in Shandong Province
5 Jan 2021 | Huan Jing Ke Xue .
Discharge of municipal industrial wastewater and domestic sewage is the main source of contamination around tourist-heavy areas.
An evaluation of health-based federal and state PFOA drinking water guidelines in the United States
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
More rigorous efforts are warranted to establish consistent health-based drinking water guidelines for PFOA, given that drinking water is a primary source of human exposure to PFOA in the United States.
High levels of fluoroalkyl substances and potential disruption of thyroid hormones in three gull species from South Western France
5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Elevated levels of PFAS in seabirds are potentially associated with thyroid issues.
PFAS and cancer, a scoping review of the epidemiologic evidence
5 Jan 2021 | Environ Res
Evidence for an association between cancer and PFAS remains sparse and needs further study.