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Getting control of PMT and vPvM substances under REACH
Events
25 Mar 2021
This workshop will feature case studies of selected, emerging PMT/vPvM substances that are attracting increasing attention (e.g. ChemSEC's SIN List).
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Human Biomonitoring (HBM)-II values for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - description, derivation and discussion
Science
26 Jan 2021 | Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
The concentration of PFAS in the German population may lead to health impairment, compared to lower levels years earlier.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese and German river water - Point source- and country-specific fingerprints including unknown precursors
Science
8 Dec 2020 | Environ Pollut
This study aimed at comparing source-specific fingerprints of PFAS in river water from China and Germany selected as countries with different histories of PFAS production.
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German Federal Agency's International Conference: PFAS - Dealing with contaminants of emerging concern
Events
30 Nov 2020
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Environment Agency will be hosting a two-day international conference focusing on strategies on how to deal with PFAS-contaminated soil and groundwater.
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Reductive Defluorination and Mechanochemical Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): From Present Knowledge to Future Remediation Concepts
Science
13 Oct 2020 | Int. J Env Res. & Pub Hel.
Comparisons between existing PFAS decomposition reactions and reductive approaches are discussed in detail, regarding their applicability in possible remediation processes.
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Human biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in German blood plasma samples from 1982 to 201
Science
21 Sep 2020 | Env. Int.
A spectrum of 37 PFAS was determined in 100 human plasma samples from 2009 to 2019 with a significant portion of total PFOS analytes present that were branched isomers.
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[Press Release] PFAS in food: EFSA assesses risks and sets tolerable intake
Policy
17 Sep 2020
When stetting the new, extremely low threshold for PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS, the European Food Safety Authority considered the decreased response of the immune system to vaccination as the most critical human health effect.
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PFAS in German children: Human biomonitoring data highlight urgent need for group restriction
News
23 Jul 2020 | CHEM Trust
One-fifth of the participants had levels of the PFAS chemical PFOA in their blood that exceeded the HBM-I-value, which indicates an exposure at which harmful effects cannot be excluded.
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Environmental Assessment of Various End-Of-Life Pathways for Treating Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Spent Fire-Extinguishing Waters
Science
25 Jun 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This study investigates the environmental impacts emanating from the proper treatment of spent fire-extinguishing water with three end-of-life treatment scenarios.
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Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the German Environment - Levels and Patterns in Different Matrices
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Sci. Tot. Env.
The screening data provided here may support the differentiation between background levels and hotspot contaminations.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in blood plasma - Results of the German Environmental Survey for children and adolescents 2014-2017 (GerES V)
Science
10 Jun 2020 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Children's exposure levels of PFOA and PFOS were found to still be significant even after the phase-out of these chemicals in commerce.
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Determination of transformation products of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at trace levels in agricultural plants
Science
2 Jun 2020 | J. Chrom A
Plant samples from contaminated fields contained intermediate transformation products with the highest concentrations in the leafy portions of the plant.
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Five European member states are launching a “call for evidence” for a comprehensive PFAS restriction
Policy
11 May 2020
All stakeholders are invited to fill out the questionnaire before July 31, 2020
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Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and biological markers in 101 healthy 1-year-old children: associations between levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and vaccine response
Science
7 Apr 2020 | Arch.of Tox.
The study revealed significant associations between levels of PFOA and adjusted levels of vaccine antibodies against Haemophilus influenza type B.
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Are (fluorinated) ionic liquids relevant environmental contaminants? High-resolution mass spectrometric screening for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental water samples led to the detection of a fluorinated ionic liquid
Science
6 Apr 2020 | Analytical and Bio. Chem.
An investigation was conducted into the gap between the amount of fluorine originating from known PFAS and the total adsorbable organically bound fluorine was explored in surface waters.