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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.
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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.
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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.
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Associations between both legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and glucose-homeostasis: The Isomers of C8 health project in China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Legacy and alternative PFASs were positively associated with potential markers for diabetes.
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Umbilical cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, and the body mass index changes from birth to 5 1/2 years of age
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Sci Rep
The effects of prenatal PFAS on higher standardized BMI is stronger in girls.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A nested case-control study in Guangxi, China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
PFAS mixtures as well as PFOA and PFOS exposure was associated with an increased risk of developing potentially fatal disorders in mother and child.
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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.
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Associations between Novel and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum and Thyroid Cancer: A Case and Healthy Population in Shandong Province, East China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS such as PFNA was found to disrupt normal thyroid function and may be associated with thyroid cancer.
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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.
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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.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Street Sweepings
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
In different cities, the dominant PFAS by concentration and frequency of detection varied; however, PFOA and linear PFOS were the two PFAS that were detected the most frequently.
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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.
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The effects of Cl-PFESAs exposure on blood lipids - A community-based large population study in Guangzhou
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Our research suggested a negative impact of Cl-PFESAs on blood lipid patterns and a possible non-linear association.
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Comparison of bioconcentration and kinetics of GenX in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in fresh and brackish water
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
As bioconcentration in all tissues increased with increasing salinity, this may raise concern for marine organisms and human exposure.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances are linked to incident chronic spontaneous urticaria: A nested case-control study
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Serum PFASs are associated with an increased risk of incident chronic hives, and PFBA and PFHpA might be the effective compounds.