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Association between serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and expression of serum microRNAs in a cohort highly exposed to PFAS from drinking water
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15 Jan 2020 | Environ. Intern.
Epigenetic mechanisms were proposed as a mode of action of PFAS toxicity in drinking water.
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Trace level analyses of selected perfluoroalkyl acids in food: Method development and data generation
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26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Methods for detecting PFAS in cow milk, butter, chicken egg, chicken meat, beef, and fish were developed and validated.
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Maternal serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and offspring birth weight
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26 Dec 2019 | Pediatr Res.
Associations were found between prenatal exposure for five different PFASs and birth weight, with more pronounced associations in girls than in boys.
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Ultra-Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids Including Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid in Water Connected to Known and Suspected Point Sources in Sweden
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4 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Firefighting training sites, landfills, and hazardous waste management facilities found to release ultra-short-chain PFAS into the environment and waterways.
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A case study of organic micropollutants in a major Swedish water source - Removal efficiency in seven drinking water treatment plants and influence of operational age of granulated active carbon filters.
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4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Recharging activated carbon filters by 10% found to increase PFAS removal efficiency in open waterways.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and biomarkers of gut inflammation and permeability in a community with high exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through drinking water.
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25 Nov 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure from 1985-1994 thought to be linked with a high risk of Crohn's disease.
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Release of side-chain fluorinated polymer-containing microplastic fibers from functional textiles during washing and first estimates of perfluoroalkyl acid emissions
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24 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
PFAS in textiles was confirmed to be released into the environment as waste, after cycling in washing machines.
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Tissue distribution of 14C-labelled perfluorooctanoic acid in adult mice after 1-5 days of dietary exposure to an experimental dose or a lower dose that resulted in blood levels similar to those detected in exposed humans
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17 Nov 2019 | Chemosphere
After leaving the bloodstream, PFOA was found to contaminate 19 different tissues with the highest levels in the liver, lung, and kidney.
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Half-lives of PFOA, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFHpS and PFOS after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water
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11 Nov 2019 | Environ. Epi.
Carbon length found to affect the half-life of various PFAS in humans.
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Point source characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organofluorine (EOF) in freshwater and aquatic invertebrates.
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25 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Exposure rates in invertebrates used to characterize PFAS around fire training sites.
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Human-Based Exposure Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Acids May Induce Harmful Effects to Health by Disrupting Major Components Androgen Receptor Signalling In Vitro
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27 Aug 2019 | Exp. & Health
Certain PFAS found to disrupt multiple parts of the human endocrine system.
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Electrodialytic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal mechanism for contaminated soil
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23 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
PFAS contaminated soil was remediated by passing an electric current through the soil.
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High exposure to perfluorinated compounds in drinking water and thyroid disease. A cohort study from Ronneby, Sweden
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15 Jul 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOS and PFHxS exposure from fire fighting foam was found not to have significant relation to throid disease levels.
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Electrodialytic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal mechanism for contaminated soil.
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8 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
Swedish airport saw significant remediation of soil contaminated with firefighting foams containing PFAS.
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Early pregnancy serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of preeclampsia in Swedish women.
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24 Jun 2019 | Sci Rep
Exposure to elevated levels of PFOS and PFNA linked to 46% increased risk of preeclampsia, on average.