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• Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

  Science

  29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L

  This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.

• Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health.

  Science

  11 Jun 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  This assessment provides the necessary context for grouping strategies such that they can be adopted as they are, or built on further, to protect human and environmental health from potential PFAS-related effects.

• Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the coastal environment of Korea: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and bioaccumulation potential.

  Science

  27 May 2020 | Chemosphere

  Seawater was dominated by short-chained PFASs as a prompt reflection of regulation, while the sediment and bivalves were dominated by long-chained PFASs.

• Associations of Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Glucocorticoids and Progestogens in Newborns

  Science

  12 May 2020 | Env. Int.

  These results suggested that not only PFOS and PFOA but also other PFAS have potential impacts on the endocrine system in newborns.

• Occurrence and risk of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) in seafood from markets in Beijing, China.

  Science

  28 Apr 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.

  A significantly positive correlation was observed between the concentrations of Cl-PFESA and PFOS in all seafood samples, indicating that they have similar sources and undergo similar environmental processes.

• Novel and legacy poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in indoor dust from urban, industrial, and e-waste dismantling areas: The emergence of PFAS alternatives in China

  Science

  6 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.

  6:2 Cl-PFESA, 8:2 Cl-PFESA, and PFOS were found throughout all areas sampled with high composition profiles of short-chain PFAS (C4-C7) indicating an ongoing shift to short-chain alternatives in China.

• F-53B and PFOS treatments skew human embryonic stem cell in vitro cardiac differentiation towards epicardial cells by partly disrupting the WNT signaling pathway.

  Science

  25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Pollut.

  F-53B found to disrupt the healthy development of the heart more than PFOS.

• Potential sources and sediment-pore water partitioning behaviors of emerging per/polyfluoroalkyl substances in the South Yellow Sea

  Science

  3 Feb 2020 | J Haz. Mat.

  Fluoropolymer manufacture, textile, and food packaging were major sources of PFAS in Chinese waters.

• Communities Petition EPA to Regulate Hazardous PFAS Chemicals

  Policy

  16 Jan 2020

  The Green Science Policy Institute is petitioning the EPA to list hundreds of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated chemicals) as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

• [Monitoring Data] Evaluation of Kentucky Community Drinking Water for Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  Science

  22 Nov 2019

  Monitoring data from sampling 74 public water systems for eight PFAS compounds in the state of Kentucky.

• Bioconcentration and metabolic effects of emerging PFOS alternatives in developing zebrafish.

  Science

  21 Oct 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

  PFOS alternative, F-53B, found to have higher bioconcentration potential and hormone-disrupting effects than long-chain PFAS.

• PFAS Experts Symposium: Statements on regulatory policy, chemistry and analytics, toxicology, transport/fate, and remediation for per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination issues

  Science

  23 Sep 2019 | Remediation

  Sixty leading experts provide a consensus statement regarding issues concerning PFAS.

• A guide to the PFAS found in our environment

  News

  22 May 2019 | Chemical & Engineering News

  C&E News has put together an interactive library of notable PFAS, including chemical structures and background information.

• U.S. Congress: H.R. 2605, the "Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019"

  Policy

  8 May 2019

  Rep. Stevens, Haley M. (D-MI) introduced a bill that would direct the Administrator of the EPA to classify PFAS as a hazardous air pollutant.