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Cooking methods affect the intake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from grass carp.
Science
22 Jul 2020 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
The effects of various cooking methods (boiling, steaming, grilling, and frying) on the levels of PFASs in fish muscle and the intake of PFASs were explored.
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Accumulation of six PFAS compounds by woody and herbaceous plants: potential for phytoextraction.
Science
14 Jul 2020 | Int J Phytoremediation
PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFOS were successfully remediated using herbaceous and woody plant species.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
30 Jun 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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Maternal exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors during pregnancy is associated with pediatric germ cell tumors.
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Nagoya J Med Sci
Children with pediatric germ cell tumors had high serum levels of PFHxS relative to those of tumor-free pediatric patients.
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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.
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Bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl substances in greenhouse vegetables with long-term groundwater irrigation near fluorochemical plants in Fuxin, China.
Science
17 Jun 2020 | Environ. Res.
The bioaccumulation efficiencies for PFAS contaminants from soil to vegetables were negatively associated with the carbon chain length in PFAS.
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Association between Prenatal Exposure to PFAS and Fetal Sex Hormones: Are the Short-chain PFAS Safer?
Science
16 Jun 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Prenatal exposure to PFBS and PFHpA was associated with endocrine disruption.
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Pharmacokinetic profile of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate and activation of hepatic nuclear receptor target genes in mice.
Science
16 Jun 2020 | Toxicology
PFBS was found to have a short half-life in mice and induce an acute response to the chemical at a high dose.
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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.
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Removal of eight perfluoroalkyl acids from aqueous solutions by aeration and duckweed
Science
19 May 2020 | Sci the Total Env
With duckweed, >95% of long chain PFAS at 200 ppb were removed after 2 weeks.
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Long-term investigation on the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant in the Veneto Region, Italy
Science
12 May 2020 | Sci. of the Total Envir.
A granular activated carbon system was studied for five years in Italy to determine various PFAS breakthrough behaviors.
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An (Eco)Toxicity Life Cycle Impact Assessment Framework for Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
Science
12 May 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Even at low levels, PFAS can still have significant life cycle effects.
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Detecting toxic PFAS with a chip-sized sensor
News
22 Apr 2020 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PHYS.org)
The device can provide real time, point-of-use measurement data for PFOS at 0.5 ppt and the research team is working to extend this technology to detect other PFAS including PFOA, PFBA, PFBS, and GenX.
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Interaction between hypoxia and perfluorobutane sulfonate on developmental toxicity and endocrine disruption in marine medaka embryos
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Aq. Tox.
PFBS found to disrupt development and the endocrine system of juvenile fish.
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[Discussion] Be cautious applying carbon-fluorine bonds in drug delivery
Science
4 Feb 2020 | Chemosphere
Researchers discuss the essentiality and safety of using PFAS in medicines.