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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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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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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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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.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmospheric total suspended particles in Karachi, Pakistan: Profiles, potential sources, and daily intake estimates
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12 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Data suggested that northwestern Pakistan and western Afghanistan areas were highly associated with the long-range atmospheric transport of PFAS.
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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
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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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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A nested case-control study in Guangxi, China
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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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The effects of Cl-PFESAs exposure on blood lipids - A community-based large population study in Guangzhou
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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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Source apportionment and crop bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids and novel alternatives in an industrial-intensive region with fluorochemical production, China: Health implications for human exposure
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22 Sep 2021 | J Hazard Mater
Through crop consumption, short-chained PFAAs and novel alternatives might pose emerging human health threats.
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Transport and environmental risks of perfluoroalkyl acids in a large irrigation and drainage system for agricultural production
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11 Sep 2021 | Environ Int
Up to 40% of tolerant daily intake came from humans eating contaminated aquatic organisms.
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Investigation of distribution, sources and flux of perfluorinated compounds in major southern Indian rivers and their risk assessment
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17 Aug 2021 | Chemosphere
Seasonal fluxes of PFAS concentrations were found throughout India with levels ranging from non-detect to 10,545 pg/l.
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Assessment of regional and temporal trends in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using the Oriental Magpie (Pica serica) in Korea
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29 Jun 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Sex was a crucial physiological factor of PFAS accumulation in Magpies with PFOS, PFUnDA, and PFTrDA were predominant.