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Critical review on PFOA, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer
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12 Oct 2021 | J Air Waste Manag Assoc
This paper focuses on the potential risks and methods those risks can be quantified regarding PFOAS and disease.
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Concentration profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment
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12 Oct 2021 | J. Environ. Manage.
Precursor biotransformation products are detected in landfill leachates and wastewater-related sources.
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Information Requirements under the Essential-Use Concept: PFAS Case Studies
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11 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
An investigation into how much information is available on the types and functions of PFAS in specific uses, how much information is available on alternatives, their performance and hazardous properties, and whether this information is sufficient as a basis for deciding on the essentiality of a PFAS use, was conducted.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Street Sweepings
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5 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
In different cities, the dominant PFAS by concentration and frequency of detection varied; however, PFOA and linear PFOS were the two PFAS that were detected the most frequently.
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Comparison of bioconcentration and kinetics of GenX in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in fresh and brackish water
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5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
As bioconcentration in all tissues increased with increasing salinity, this may raise concern for marine organisms and human exposure.
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Occurrence of selected per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in food available on the European market - A review on levels and human exposure assessment
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5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Fruits and vegetables recently showed relatively high levels of PFASs, and have become a more significant source of PFASs than meat.
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Can determination of extractable organofluorine (EOF) be standardized? First interlaboratory comparisons of EOF and fluorine mass balance in sludge and water matrices
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28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Combining multiple analytical chemistry methods, unknown PFAS were found in a variety of liquid samples.
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Evaluation, optimization, and application of three independent suspect screening workflows for the characterization of PFASs in water
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28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Computational methods were combined to better evaluate the presence and consequence of PFAS in water.
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Ticks as novel sentinels to monitor environmental levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Four different species of ticks, across two states, were analyzed for 53 PFAS, with the most detects in wetlands.
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Associations among maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, fetal sex-hormone enzymatic gene polymorphisms, and fetal sex hormone levels in the Hokkaido study
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28 Sep 2021 | Reprod Toxicol
PFAS exposure was associated with abnormal hormone levels leading to disrupted development.
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Source apportionment and crop bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids and novel alternatives in an industrial-intensive region with fluorochemical production, China: Health implications for human exposure
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22 Sep 2021 | J Hazard Mater
Through crop consumption, short-chained PFAAs and novel alternatives might pose emerging human health threats.
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Organofluorine Mass Balance Analysis of Whole Blood Samples in Relation to Gender and Age.
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21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Over 50% of extractable organofluorine could not be explained by the 63 monitored PFAS in the female Swedish population.
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Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century
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21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Six urgent questions relevant to science, technology, and policy were proposed to aid in addressing the -- PFAS problem.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and risk for polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine leiomyoma, and endometriosis: A Swedish cohort study
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14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int .
Exposure to high levels of PFAS in drinking water was associated with an increased risk of reproductive harm
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances associates with an altered lipid composition of breast milk
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14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int
Maternal exposure to PFAS impacts the nutritional quality of breast milk, which, in turn, may have a detrimental impact on the health and growth of the children later in life.