Showing 1-15 of 144
-
German Federal Agency's International Conference: PFAS - Dealing with contaminants of emerging concern
Events
30 Nov 2020
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Environment Agency will be hosting a two-day international conference focusing on strategies on how to deal with PFAS-contaminated soil and groundwater.
-
Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research
Events
21 Oct 2020
The 2020 Food Packaging Forum Workshop will take place online in a virtual format on October 21-23, 2020, under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research.”
-
Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human milk from Sweden and China
Science
22 Sep 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
The significant concentrations of F53-B in Chinese milk suggest that human exposure assessments focused only on legacy substances may severely underestimate overall PFAS exposure in breastfeeding infants.
-
Human biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in German blood plasma samples from 1982 to 201
Science
21 Sep 2020 | Env. Int.
A spectrum of 37 PFAS was determined in 100 human plasma samples from 2009 to 2019 with a significant portion of total PFOS analytes present that were branched isomers.
-
EU agency sets limit on PFAS in food
News
17 Sep 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
Recommended threshold applies to combined exposure to 4 PFAS, based on their ability to decrease people’s immune system response to vaccinations.
-
[Press Release] PFAS in food: EFSA assesses risks and sets tolerable intake
Policy
17 Sep 2020
When stetting the new, extremely low threshold for PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS, the European Food Safety Authority considered the decreased response of the immune system to vaccination as the most critical human health effect.
-
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl contaminated freshwater impacts adjacent riparian food webs
Science
9 Sep 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
PFAS were found to contaminate riparian food webs through insects such as dragon- and damselflies.
-
Exposure to Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Relation to Fitness, Physical Activity, and Adipokine Levels in Childhood: The European Youth Heart Study
Science
2 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.
PFOA, PFDA and PFHxS were inversely associated with hormones that regulated metabolism and fat storage.
-
Early-life exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances modulates lipid metabolism in progression to celiac disease
Science
1 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.
Higher PFAS exposure during prenatal and early life may accelerate the progression to celiac disease in genetically predisposed children.
-
[Report] Screening of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Extractable Organic Fluorine (EOF) in the Blood of Highly Exposed People
Science
26 Aug 2020 | Swedish Environ. Prot. Agency
This report summarises the findings of an investigation into the occurrence of PFAS in the blood of people living in the municipality of Ronneby, Sweden.
-
Modelling scenarios of environmental recovery after implementation of controls on emissions of persistent organic pollutants
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
A generic modeling tool was developed to assess the potential remediation requirements for PFOS and other persistent chemicals.
-
Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury in Children
Science
4 Aug 2020 | Hepatology
Developmental exposure to PFAS can contribute to pediatric liver injury.
-
Serum Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Adolescents and Young Adults Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water in the Veneto Region, Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Health Surveillance Program
Science
28 Jul 2020 | Environ Health Perspect
Serum PFOA concentrations were high relative to concentrations in populations with background residential exposures only.
-
Influence of soil on the uptake of perfluoroalkyl acids by lettuce: A comparison between a hydroponic study and a field study
Science
22 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
Short-chain PFAS was found to be absorbed by lettuce plants readily.
-
Background contamination of perfluoralkyl substances in a Belgian general population
Science
21 Jul 2020 | Toxicol. Lett.
Half of the population showed PFOS and PFOA serum levels above the health guidance values set by the German HBM Commission.