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• Human exposure to F-53B in China and the evaluation of its potential toxicity: An overview

  Science

  15 Feb 2022 | Environ Int

  A review of a novel PFAS demonstrated hepatotoxicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive, and developmental toxicity, and suggested further research given the extreme biopersistence of F-53B.

• [Press Release] Rep. Sherrill Holds Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on PFAS Research and Development

  Policy

  13 Dec 2021

  Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a hearing on PFAS to discuss the role of federal research and development to better understand and address the growing problem and expand public understanding about PFAS in NJ-11 and across the country.

• Distribution, source identification and health risk assessment of PFASs in groundwater from Jiangxi Province, China

  Science

  30 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere

  Monitoring in China suggests that PFBA, PFPeA, 6:2 FTS and F–53B are broadly used replacements of PFOA and PFOS with estimated daily intakes of short-chain PFCAs higher than that of PFOA.

• A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

  Science

  16 Nov 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations Environment Programme expanded on their definition of PFAS to include fluorinated substances that contain at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom.

• [Blog] The Big Reveal: Hundreds of Health Studies on Next Gen PFAS

  News

  10 Nov 2021 | NRDC

  The PFAS-Tox Database has been updated and includes 1068 studies.

• EPA proposal could put PFAS on contaminant list, UW experts support decision

  Policy

  12 Oct 2021

  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul supported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Contaminant Candidate List 5.

• [Blog] Guidance on New PFAS Reporting Rule for Manufacturers

  Policy

  8 Sep 2021

  In the last 10 years, have you manufactured, processed or imported products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? If so, be aware - the EPA may soon require a detailed report.

• [Report] Reconciling Terminology of the Universe of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Recommendations and Practical Guidance

  Policy

  20 Jul 2021

  This report summarizes recent efforts by the OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group to provide recommendations and practical guidance to all stakeholders with regard to the terminology of PFAS.

• World’s first ban on products with PFAS adopted in Maine

  News

  19 Jul 2021 | C&EN

  The US state of Maine is the first government in the world to ban the sale of products containing any chemical in a class of highly persistent synthetic compounds.

• Are there risks induced by novel and legacy poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in coastal aquaculture base in South China?

  Science

  1 Jun 2021 | Sci Total Environ

  F-53B was found frequently and has a relatively high concentration in seawater in coastal China.

• Response to “Comment on Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

  Science

  1 Feb 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol

  Here we are responding to the comment by Singh and Papanastasiou who disagree with a class-based approach to PFAS and build their argument around hydrochlorofluorocarbons.

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their alternatives in black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) eggs from South Korea islands during 2012-2018

  Science

  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.

• Sorption behavior of 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B) on four kinds of nano-materials

  Science

  22 Dec 2020 | Sci Total Environ

  F-53B was found to be removed most efficiently with surface modified nanoclay from electroplating wastewater.

• The Biden plan to secure environmental justice

  Policy

  10 Nov 2020

  Biden will tackle PFAS pollution by designating PFAS as a hazardous substance, setting enforceable limits for PFAS in the Safe Drinking Water Act, prioritizing substitutes through procurement, and accelerating toxicity studies and research on PFAS.

• Associations between six common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and estrogens in neonates of China.

  Science

  10 Nov 2020 | J Hazard Mater

  This study provided epidemiological data on the associations between common PFAS exposures resulting in hormone disruption in newborns.