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• Newsom signs laws banning 'forever chemicals' in children's products, food packaging

  Policy

  12 Oct 2021

  California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws on Tuesday banning the use of toxic “forever chemicals” in children’s products and disposable food packaging.

• 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.

• Critical review on PFOA, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer

  Science

  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.

• Concentration profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment

  Science

  12 Oct 2021 | J. Environ. Manage.

  Precursor biotransformation products are detected in landfill leachates and wastewater-related sources.

• Dietary predictors of prenatal per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances exposure

  Science

  12 Oct 2021 | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

  The consumption of animal products may contribute to elevated prenatal PFAS levels.

• Information Requirements under the Essential-Use Concept: PFAS Case Studies

  Science

  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.

• Exposure routes, bioaccumulation and toxic effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on plants: A critical review

  Science

  6 Oct 2021 | Environ Int

  PFAS exposure damages plant cell structure and organelle functions.

• Occurrence of selected per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in food available on the European market - A review on levels and human exposure assessment

  Science

  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.

• Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

  Science

  5 Oct 2021 | Microb Biotechnol

  This review discusses the underlying reasons why microbial degradation of heavily fluorinated compounds is rare.

• Associations among maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, fetal sex-hormone enzymatic gene polymorphisms, and fetal sex hormone levels in the Hokkaido study

  Science

  28 Sep 2021 | Reprod Toxicol

  PFAS exposure was associated with abnormal hormone levels leading to disrupted development.

• Exposure to Perfluoro-Octanoic Acid Associated With Upstream Uncoupling of the Insulin Signaling in Human Hepatocyte Cell Line

  Science

  28 Sep 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)

  PFOA was found to inhibit the growth and development of liver cells.

• Biden EPA Cuts Dangerous Greenhouse Gases Used In Refrigerators, Air Conditioners

  Policy

  23 Sep 2021

  The EPA has signed a rule phasing out a greenhouse gas that cools refrigerators and air conditioners but warms the planet much more than carbon dioxide.

• 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

  Science

  22 Sep 2021 | J Hazard Mater

  Through crop consumption, short-chained PFAAs and novel alternatives might pose emerging human health threats.

• What we need to know to address PFAS contamination

  Policy

  21 Sep 2021

  To help manage PFAS contamination, researchers affiliated with the Global PFAS Science Panel have called out key knowledge gaps that need to be addressed.

• Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century

  Science

  21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  Six urgent questions relevant to science, technology, and policy were proposed to aid in addressing the -- PFAS problem.