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Northeast Conference on the Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment
Events
31 Mar 2020
NEWMOA, in collaboration with others, has organized a conference to ensure that action to address PFAS contamination is informed by the most current and reliable science. There is also an open call for conference presenters, posters, and sponsors.
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Serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances in farmers living in areas affected by water contamination in the Veneto Region (Northern Italy).
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
The main factors influencing PFAS serum levels of farmers were residence area, gender, years of residence in the municipalities, well water consumption and consumption of own-produced food.
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Increased Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Chemical Sensitivity to Perfluoro-Octanoic Acid: Role of Impaired Platelet Aggregation.
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Int J Mol Sci
Associations between cardiovascular health disease and PFAS exposure were made.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in human breast milk and their associations with postnatal infant growth.
Science
21 Jan 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Daily intake levels of PFAS through breastfeeding were calculated and found to negatively affect postnatal infant growth.
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Clean Cape Fear joins petition for EPA to consider PFAS ‘hazardous waste.’ Here’s how it could change things
News
20 Jan 2020 | Port City Daily
It’s worth noting that over the last year, the EPA has taken a number of steps to consider to rule-making action on PFAS. But while environmental advocates agree those steps are important, the EPA hasn’t moved the ball on actual enforcement, according to Dr. Tom Bruton, senior scientist at the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Advanced Treatment Technologies Efficacies and Mechanism of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Proc. Safety and Environ. Prot.
PFAS removal efficacy and mechanisms through advanced technologies are reviewed.
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Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
Science
20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
High concentrations of PFAS linked to Scotchguard were found in 20 wastewater treatment plants.
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Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study.
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.
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Communities Petition EPA to Regulate Hazardous PFAS Chemicals
Policy
16 Jan 2020
The Green Science Policy Institute is petitioning the EPA to list hundreds of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated chemicals) as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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Acute PFOA exposure promotes epigenomic alterations in mouse kidney tissues
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Tox. Report
PFOA exposure linked to changes in kidney function which are associated with renal disease.
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Immunotoxicity and allergenic potential induced by topical application of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in a murine model.
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Food Chem. Toxicol.
PFOA was found to be toxic to the immune system through skin exposure.
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Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propanoate in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana.
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
GenX was found to be bioaccumulative, and that accumulation likely inhibits plant growth and photosynthesis.
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Removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by adsorption: Role of PFAS chain length, effect of organic matter and challenges in adsorbent regeneration.
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Water Res.
Short-chain PFAS found to absorb to organic material less efficiently making it harder to remediate from water.
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The emerging PFOS alternative OBS exposure induced gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic metabolism disorder in adult zebrafish.
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol.
The PFAS alternative, sodium ρ-perfluorous nonenoxybenzene sulfonate, was found to change gut bacteria levels and negatively impact metabolism.
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Characterizing biopersistence potential of the metabolite 5:3 fluorotelomer carboxylic acid after repeated oral exposure to the 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol
Science
15 Jan 2020 | Tox. and Applied Pharm.
The biopersistence potential was calculated for the 5:3 acid after repeated oral exposure to the parent compound, 6:2 FTOH.