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What Happens In Utero Does Not Stay In Utero: a Review of Evidence for Prenatal Epigenetic Programming by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
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22 Nov 2022 | Curr Environ Health Rep
This review covers the relationship between prenatal exposure to PFAS and epigenetic modifications in infants, children, and adolescents over 18 years of age.
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More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water
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19 Nov 2022 | The Guardian
Independent scientists raise concerns about apparent industry influence and distortions of the science in WHO guidelines.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and associations with neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration: A birth cohort study
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20 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere
Higher concentrations of prenatal PFBS was associated with lower developmental hormone concentrations in newborns.
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Occurrences of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human milk in China: Results of the third National Human Milk Survey (2017–2020)
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12 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Potential hazard from PFAS exposure through breastmilk, especially from high PFOA exposure, was observed throughout China.
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Preconception Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Couple Fecundity: A Couple-Based Exploration
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4 Oct 2022 | Environ. Int.
Preconception exposure to 6:2 diPAP and PFHpA in women may have the potential to impair couples’ fertility.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier: Their occurrence in human cerebrospinal fluid
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15 Sep 2022 | J Hazard Mater
New and legacy PFAS were found cerebrospinal fluid at levels lower than in blood, though levels were higher in the elderly compared with other age groups.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood adiposity at 7 years of age
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21 Aug 2022 | Chemosphere
Prenatal exposure to individual PFAS and mixtures was associated with higher weights in girls and lower weights in boys.
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Suspect screening and nontargeted analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in representative fluorocarbon surfactants, aqueous film-forming foams, and impacted water in China
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9 Jul 2022 | Environ. Int.
69 PFAS were identified in Chinese fluorosurfactants such as those used in aqueous film-forming foams, and high concentrations of neutral PFAS were found in polymer-based products.
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Co-exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids and heavy metals mixtures associated with impaired kidney function in adults: A community-based population study in China
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6 Jun 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Co-exposure to PFAS and heavy metals was associated with reduced kidney function, especially due to As, Sr, and PFHpS.
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Perfluorinated alkyl substances in Canadian human milk as part of the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study
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12 Apr 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Primiparous women had elevated PFAS concentrations in milk relative to women who had children previously, and the region of material birth did not influence PFAS concentrations.
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Global Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Associated Burden of Low Birthweight
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31 Mar 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Human exposure to PFOA may have contributed to approximately 500,000 cases per year of low birth weight during the past two decades, predominantly from Asian regions.
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Analysis of the additional cost of addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination from landfill leachate by reverse osmosis membranes in Thailand
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4 Jan 2022 | J. Water Process. Eng.
The net present cost to remove PFAS from landfill liquid waste using reverse osmosis was estimated to be between $392-578 million USD for a network of 111 landfills.
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Association between maternal serum concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at delivery and acute infectious diseases in infancy
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20 Dec 2021 | Chemosphere
Prenatal exposure to PFAS was associated with increased risks of diarrhea during the first year of life, and these effects were stronger among breastfed infants.
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Distribution, sources, and dietetic-related health risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the agricultural environment of an industrial-agricultural interaction region (IAIR), Changshu, East China
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20 Dec 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Textiles and food industries may contribute to PFAAs in agricultural environments, which can lead to high PFAS contamination in local fish and vegetables.
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Relationships between maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, polymorphisms of receptor genes, and adverse birth outcomes in the Hokkaido birth cohort study, Japan
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20 Dec 2021 | Reprod Toxicol
Maternal PFOS exposure was linked with decreased female infant size.