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• Occurrence and infant exposure assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in breast milk from South Africa

  Science

  2 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere

  Infant sex was correlated to PFAS exposure in newborns and showed widespread contamination.

• Air monitoring with passive samplers for perfluoroalkane substances in developing countries (2017-2019)

  Science

  9 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere

  41 developing countries were sampled, with Zambia showing exceptionally high levels of PFAS.

• Concentrations and human exposure assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in farmed marine shellfish in South Africa

  Science

  1 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere

  Short-chain PFAS were more prevalent than long-chain PFAS in farmed shellfish.

• Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria: Spatial distribution, catchment release and public exposure risk via municipal water consumption

  Science

  27 Apr 2021 | Sci Total Environ

  PFAS were likely recycled from the industrially contaminated water and into municipal drinking water.

• Risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the African continent, with an emphasis on aquatic ecosystems

  Science

  16 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag

  As African nations industrialize PFAS contamination is thought to spread.

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum Samples of Selected Populations from Ghana

  Science

  17 Feb 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

  PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpS, and PFDA were found in the general public and electronic repair workers.

• Poly- and perfluorinated substances in environmental water from the Hartbeespoort and Roodeplaat Dams, South Africa

  Science

  15 Feb 2021 | Water SA

  PFAS concentrations in the present study are comparable to those reported in other parts of South Africa, and also Ghana, higher than the concentrations reported in Uganda, Singapore, and Vietnam, and lower than those in Germany, Japan, and China.

• McDonalds pledges to stop using PFAS in food packaging by 2025

  News

  15 Jan 2021 | MLive

  Burgers, fries, cookies and other menu items at the world’s largest fast food chain will no longer come with a side of “forever chemicals” after McDonalds phases out toxic PFAS from its food packaging over the next several years.

• [Blog] How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?

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  12 Jan 2021 | BioMed Central

  A recent study found that nearly 100 million people in 16 out of 66 cities investigated in China are likely using drinking water that exceeds 20 ppt for the sum of five PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpA, and PFNA), new maximum contaminant level set by the U.S. state of Vermont.

• Determination and assessment of human dietary intake of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in retail dairy milk and infant formula from South Africa

  Science

  28 Oct 2020 | Sci Total Environ

  The concentration of fifteen PFAS was measured in retail dairy milk and infant formulas showing potential long-term exposure to toddlers.

• Temporal Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants across Africa after a Decade of MONET Passive Air Sampling

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  27 Oct 2020 | Environ Sci Technol

  Modeled airflow back-trajectories suggest that the elevated concentrations at some sites are primarily due to sustained local emissions, while the low concentrations measured at Mt. Kenya represent the continental background level and are primarily influenced by long-range transport.

• Preliminary study on the distribution of metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including perfluoroalkylated acids (PFAS), in the aquatic environment near Morogoro, Tanzania, and the potential health risks for humans.

  Science

  20 Oct 2020 | Environ Res

  Potential health effects through consumption of PFOS contaminated shrimp, and to minor extent fish, are expected in Tanzania.

• Spatial profiles of perfluoroalkyl substances and mercury in fish from northern Lake Victoria, East Africa

  Science

  13 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere

  Trophic magnification is a key factor in the PFAS and MeHg+ spatial profiles.

• Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: A critical review

  Science

  25 Jun 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.

  This paper synthesises literature about the status of the pollutants and their precursors, identifies knowledge gaps and discusses future perspectives on the study of PFASs in Africa.

• Evaluation of the efficiency of selected wastewater treatment processes in removing selected perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

  Science

  7 Jan 2020 | J Environ. Man.

  PFAS remediation efficiency was investigated for various types of filtration with downstream biological filtration preforming the worst.