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FLUOROS 2020: An International Symposium on Fluorinated Compounds and Their Impacts on Human and Environmental Health
Events
13 Oct 2020
An opportunity for unbiased and multidisciplinary exchange of information regarding the latest developments and scientific advances on PFAS. Participants will share the latest knowledge and resources concerning the environmental and biomedical advances on PFAS and their work towards minimizing both human exposure and environmental effects related to PFAS.
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Are feathers of a songbird model species (the great tit: ) suitable for monitoring perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in blood plasma?
Science
14 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Results suggest that feathers cannot be used to estimate PFOA and PFOS concentrations in blood plasma, except when there is a great deal of variation in pollutant concentrations among sites/individual birds.
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Spatial profiles of perfluoroalkyl substances and mercury in fish from northern Lake Victoria, East Africa
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
Trophic magnification is a key factor in the PFAS and MeHg+ spatial profiles.
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Efficient Photocatalytic PFOA Degradation over Boron Nitride
Science
13 Jul 2020 | ES&T L
Boron nitride was found to efficiently defluorinate PFAS when combined with UV light.
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A Probabilistic Approach to Evaluate the Risk of Decreased Total Triiodothyronine Hormone Levels following Chronic Exposure to PFOS and PFHxS via Contaminated Drinking Water.
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Women were found to be at a higher risk for endocrine disruption.
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Serum Half-Lives for Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids after Ceasing Exposure from Drinking Water Contaminated by Firefighting Foam.
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Branched PFOS isomers had shorter half-lives than linear PFOS isomers in contaminated human blood.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances modulates neonatal serum phospholipids, increasing risk of type 1 diabetes.
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during pregnancy contributes to the risk of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
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New contamination at an infamous N.J. chemical plant has scientists worried
News
12 Jul 2020 | NJ News
Along the Delaware River in South Jersey, where heavy industry has long contributed to polluted water, air and ground, scientists have raised the alarm over a new contamination.
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Prenatal Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Associations with Markers of Adiposity and Plasma Lipids in Infancy: An Odense Child Cohort Study.
Science
12 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Prenatal PFAS exposure was positively associated with increased body mass index and higher total cholesterol levels in young children.
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Whitmer signs bills regulating PFAS foam use at Michigan fire stations
Policy
8 Jul 2020
Fire departments would have 48 hours to tell state regulators about the use of a chemical-based firefighting foam type that’s caused drinking water contamination around Michigan under legislation signed into law
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Occurrence, fate, sources and toxicity of PFAS: What we know so far in Florida and major gaps
Science
8 Jul 2020 | TrAC Trends in Analy. Chem.
This critical review presents a summary of the recent literature, databases, and investigations of PFAS contamination in Florida, focusing on PFAS occurrence, major sources and treatment methods.
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[Press Release] Blumenthal, Slotkin, Shaheen & Turner Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce PFAS Exposure Among Servicemembers & Military Families
Policy
7 Jul 2020
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Mike Turner (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce exposure of servicemembers and their families to harmful PFAS chemicals.
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Pregnancy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations and postpartum health in Project Viva, a prospective cohort.
Science
7 Jul 2020 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
Pregnancy concentrations of EtFOSAA, PFOS, and PFOA were associated with above-normal weight gain.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a persistent organic pollutant, inhibits iodide accumulation by thyroid follicular cells in vitro.
Science
7 Jul 2020 | Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.
PFOS was associated with specific mechanisms of action resulting in endocrine disruption.
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Op-ed: PFAS chemicals—the other immune system threat
News
6 Jul 2020 | Environmental Health News
Exposure to PFAS suppresses the ability of the immune system to make antibodies—the part of the immune system critically important in fighting COVID-19 and other infectious agents.