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PFAS disclosures from the Department of Defense cause fear and uncertainty for farmers
Policy
21 Sep 2023
Disclosures are an important first step in uncovering the full extent of PFAS contamination in the food system.
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Higher levels of 'forever chemicals' found in women with breast, skin, and ovarian cancers
News
21 Sep 2023 | MedicalNewsToday
Now, researchers from the University of Southern California have discovered women who developed breast, ovarian, skin, and uterine cancers had significantly higher levels of these types of chemicals in their bodies.
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‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women
News
18 Sep 2023 | The Guardian
Women exposed to several widely used chemicals appear to face increased odds for ovarian and other types of cancers, including a doubling of odds for melanoma, according to new research funded by the US government.
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Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
News
14 Sep 2023 | AP
Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a large tumor in his chest.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention and body composition in the UPSIDE cohort
Science
11 Sep 2023 | Environmental Health
PFOA and PFHxS exposure during pregnancy are associated with altered patterns of gestational weight gain and post-partum adiposity with potential implications for fetal development and long-term maternal cardiometabolic health.
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Prenatal exposures to mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals and sex-specific associations with children's BMI and overweight at 5.5 years of age in the SELMA study
Science
30 Aug 2023 | Environ Int
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of endocrine-disrupting chemicals was associated with lower BMI in only young girls, with chemicals of concern including phthalates, bisphenols, plasticizers, PAHs, and PFNA.
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Temporal Decline in Serum PFAS Concentrations among Metropolitan Firefighters: Longitudinal Study on Post-Exposure Changes following PFAS Foam Cessation
Science
22 Aug 2023 | Environ. Int.
After switching from AFFF to alternative firefighting foams, younger firefighters and those with minimal prior occupational PFAS exposure experienced substantially greater annual reductions in PFAS blood levels.
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PFAS and Phthalate/DINCH Exposure in Association with Age at Menarche in Teenagers of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
Science
18 Aug 2023 | Toxics
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was linked to early onset of menstruation, whereas a limited to no such association was found with the three studied PFAS.
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Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
News
17 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
The water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are polluted.
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Determination of several PFAS groups in food packaging material from fast-food restaurants in France
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Chemosphere
PFHxA, 6:2 FTS, and 6:2/6:2 diPAP were found in all fast-food packaging samples in France, along with many other PFAS found in certain samples.
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Invited Perspective: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Impaired Antibody Response to Vaccination-Who Is Affected?
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
The role of factors like age, adverse experiences, and different life stages in PFAS-exposure immunotoxicity is a critical unanswered question, particularly involving COVID-19 vaccine response in the limited study cohort in Andersson et al., 2023.
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High Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine-an Observational Study in Adults from Ronneby, Sweden
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
High levels of PFAS exposure were found not to impair the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine response for up to 6 months after the shot.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Lipid Trajectories in Women 45-56 Years of Age: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Science
8 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Research conducted among midlife women revealed a correlation between specific PFAS and elevated cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, characterized by a distinctive pattern of rapid increase followed by a decrease.
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Exposure characteristics of legacy and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in blood and association with hypertension among low-exposure population
Science
29 Jul 2023 | J Hazard Mater
Among participants with low levels of PFAS exposure, PFHxA showed a positive association with risk of hypertension, while a novel PFAS, 6:2 Cl-PFESA, showed a negative association.
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Fetal Glucocorticoid Mediates the Association between Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and Neonatal Growth Index: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study
Science
26 Jul 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Fetal hormone levels were found to influence the association between mothers’ PFAS levels and fetal growth.