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.

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in association with autism spectrum disorder in the MARBLES study

5 Jan 2021 | Environ Int

From this high-risk cohort, we observed an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children exposed to PFOA and PFNA.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are positively associated with thyroid hormones in an arctic seabird

5 Jan 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem

PFAS exposure was thought to lead to biological changes in male and female avian species.

Development of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Ecological Risk Based Screening Levels (RBSLs)

5 Jan 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem

PFNA, PFOS, PFOA, PFHxA, PFBS, and PFBA were evaluated and a risk-based screening level was developed for each.

Toxic effects and mechanisms of PFOA and its substitute GenX on the photosynthesis of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ

Prolonged exposure to GenX lead to decreased ability to photosynthesize.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Detection Using Molecularly Imprinted Polyaniline on a Paper Substrate

4 Jan 2021 | Sensors (Basel)

A low-cost electrical paper sensor was developed to have excellent sensitivity and selectivity provides the potential for large-scale monitoring of wastewater.

Revisiting pesticide pollution: The case of fluorinated pesticides

1 Jan 2021 | Environ. Pollut.

This review discusses how an increasing number of pesticides are fluorinated and calls for more research to address the safety of these chemicals.

Spatial Trends of Anionic, Zwitterionic, and Cationic PFASs at an AFFF-Impacted Site

29 Dec 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

Precursor compounds may create long-term sources of perfluoroalkyl acids, although many pathways remain unknown; precursor analysis is critical for PFAS fate and transport understanding.

Profiling of emerging and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum among pregnant women in China

29 Dec 2020 | Env. Poll.

6:2Cl-PFESA to PFOS ratio in serum shows an apparent geographic difference in China.

Understanding PFAAs exposure in a generalist seabird species breeding in the vicinity of a fluorochemical plant: influence of maternal transfer and diet

29 Dec 2020 | Env. Poll.

PFOS, PFOA, PFDA and PFNA were detected in a seabird community with PFOS concentrations measured in some chicks surpassing the toxicity reference value calculated for top avian predators.