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Toxicological Response of Chironomus dilutus in Single Chemical and Binary Mixture Exposure Experiments with Six Perfluoralkyl Substances
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13 Apr 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFOS was found to be the most toxic PFAS to aquatic life and suggests that PFOS could be more toxic to freshwater insects than previously reported.
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[Press Release] EPA releases updated PFBS toxicity assessment after rigorous scientific review
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8 Apr 2021 | EPA
PFBS has been used as a replacement chemical for PFOS, voluntarily phased out by the primary U.S. manufacturer. PFBS has been identified in environmental media and consumer products, including surface water, wastewater, drinking water, dust, carpeting and carpet cleaners, and floor wax.
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Acute Toxicity and Trans-Generational Effects of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate (PFBS) in Caenorhabditis elegans
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7 Apr 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Chronic exposure to PFBS at higher concentrations can cause behavioral toxicity and could be transferred to offspring in human model species.
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Considering Environmental Exposures to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Risk Factors for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
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3 Apr 2021 | Environ Res
Pregnant women may be a group that is vulnerable to hypertensive disorders associated with PFAS exposures which should be considered by policymakers setting PFAS exposure limits.
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Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and male reproductive hormones
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30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS mixtures were found to inhibit the production of key reproductive hormones in men.
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High-throughput transcriptomic analysis of human primary hepatocyte spheroids exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a platform for relative potency characterization
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30 Mar 2021 | Toxicol Sci
The data indicate that PFOA, PFBS, PFOS, and PFDA may have common molecular targets and toxicities, but that PFOS and PFDS are the most similar.
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State water board issues notification and response levels for PFBS in drinking water; DTSC to finalize carpets and rugs with PFAS as “priority products” in 2021
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15 Mar 2021 | JDSupra
There has been no shortage of recent regulatory developments concerning PFAS in California, which are especially relevant to drinking water systems and the consumer product community.
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Navy to send letters to farms warning of chemicals in groundwater
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12 Mar 2021 | Whidbey News-Tribune
PFAS were found years ago in groundwater at levels above the EPA’s lifetime health advisory limit.
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Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS
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9 Mar 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The Biden administration has already indicated that it will seek to classify PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, and to take additional actions under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’
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10 Feb 2021 | MLive
The EPA removed the toxicity assessment for PFBS from its website alleging the document was compromised by "political interference" in the final days of the Trump administration.
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Target and Nontarget Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances in Wastewater from Electronics Fabrication Facilities
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3 Feb 2021 | Environ Sci Technol .
12 different PFAS and 15 homologous series of nontarget PFAS were detected in the wastewater from an electronics plant.
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Response to “Comment on Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
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1 Feb 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol
Here we are responding to the comment by Singh and Papanastasiou who disagree with a class-based approach to PFAS and build their argument around hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
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‘Water is Life’: Record-Eagle testing project uncovers PFAS in Indigenous household wells
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31 Jan 2021 | Record Eagle
The contamination found in their water isn’t high enough to require state officials to address the issue, but its presence still bothers those affected.
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EPA introduces additional action items under its 2019 PFAS Action Plan
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21 Jan 2021 | National Law Review
These action items put EPA one step closer to formal regulation of these substances, and provides PFAS manufacturers, producers, users, and discharges a blueprint of the compliance requirements that will dictate their operations within the coming years.
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Urine concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids in children and contributions of dietary factors: a cross-sectional study from Shanghai, China
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12 Jan 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
The intake of red meats, tubers, sugared beverages, fish and seafood, and eggs contributed to higher concentrations of PFAAs, while frequent intake of poultry and soy milk was associated with lower PFAA concentrations.