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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.

• 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.

• Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in River Waters of Central Italy: Monthly Variation and Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA)

  Science

  6 Apr 2023 | Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

  PFOS concentrations were classified as medium to high risk for the aquatic environment in all river samples, which also frequently contained PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, and PFOA, especially in summer months.

• PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites

  Science

  23 Mar 2023 | ESEU

  The authors of this review conclude that substituting individual PFAS recognized as hazardous with other possibly equally hazardous PFAS with virtually unknown chronic toxicity should not be a solution.

• ECHA seeks input on proposed PFAS restriction

  Policy

  22 Mar 2023

  The European Chemicals Agency invites interested parties to send in scientific and technical information on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by 25 September 2023.

• EU floats plan that would ban virtually every PFAS currently on the market

  News

  9 Feb 2023 | Chemistry World

  The five countries want to essentially ban the entire class of more than 10,000 chemicals in a single stroke, including their production, use, and sale, and the impact would be significant.

• Cross-sectional associations of maternal PFAS exposure on SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody levels during pregnancy

  Science

  14 Dec 2022 | Environ Res

  PFAS, including short-chain emerging PFAS, act as immunosuppressants during pregnancy.

• Occurrence, partitioning and transport of perfluoroalkyl acids in gas and particles from the southeast coastal and mountainous areas of China

  Science

  5 Dec 2022 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.

  The longer the fluorinated carbon chain length of the PFAA, the more the PFAA tended to exist in the particulate phase, and PFAS in China can be widely spread through the atmosphere due to winter monsoon winds.

• Systemic toxicity induced by topical application of perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), and perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) in a murine model

  Science

  23 Nov 2022 | Food Chem Toxicol

  Dermal exposure to newer PFAS showed similar effects on the liver and immune system as oral PFAS exposure.

• Legacy and emerging airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) collected on PM2.5 filters in close proximity to a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility

  Science

  9 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  Twelve emerging and ten legacy PFAS compounds were detected in aerosol samples around a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility at concentrations higher than at regional background sites, suggesting the manufacturing facility as the local source for these compounds.

• [Blog] Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home

  News

  3 Nov 2022 | EWG

  The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS create health hazards at home, since they’re used in everyday items like cookware and cosmetics – and new EWG research finds some popular pet food packaging can be yet another way we’re exposed to the perils of PFAS.

• Swimming with PFAS in public and private pools

  Science

  11 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere

  PFBA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA and PFBS were detected in every pool sample with most PFOA and PFOS levels above the new US EPA drinking water health advisory limits.

• Uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by soybean across two generations

  Science

  3 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.

  Considering widespread PFAS contamination and the ability of soybean plants to uptake PFAS, soybean seeds may need to be quantified for PFAS concentrations before their use in agricultural fields.

• Associations of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances with preterm birth: A family-based birth cohort study

  Science

  7 Jul 2022 | Environ Res

  Higher family-level PFNA and PFDA exposure were associated with greater preterm birth risk, but the results on an individual level were contradictory.

• Occurrence, distribution, and input pathways of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soils near different sources in Shanghai

  Science

  13 Jun 2022 | Environ. Pollut.

  Many PFAS were detected throughout soils, with highest concentrations near fire stations and industrial areas.