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Distribution, sources and human risk of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in a receiving riverine environment of the Nanjing urban area, East China
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29 Jul 2019 | Journal of Hazardous Materials
PFAS were detected in both water and sediments, with greater occurrence in the dry season.
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Characteristic and human exposure risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A study based on indoor dust and drinking water in China
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29 Jul 2019 | Environmental Pollution
PFAS levels were investigated in households with elevated levels of PFOA and PFOS in infants.
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Prenatal exposure to chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids and perfluoroalkyl acids: Potential role of maternal determinants and associations with birth outcomes
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29 Jul 2019 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Ninety-eight umbilical cords analyzed in China for emerging PFAS, linked to lower birth weights.
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Are perfluoroalkyl substances in water and fish from drinking water source the major pathways towards human health risk?
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23 Jul 2019 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Elevated levels of PFAS linked to fish consumption, especially in children aged 2-6 years old.
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Harnessing fluoroacetate dehalogenase for defluorination of fluorocarboxylic acids: in silico and in vitro approach
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22 Jul 2019 | Envionment International
The ability of enzymes to degrade PFAS was tested in bacteria in order to design an environmentally friendly remediation technique.
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Prenatal exposure to chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids and perfluoroalkyl acids: Potential role of maternal determinants and associations with birth outcomes
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22 Jul 2019 | Journal of Hazardous Materials
PFOS and PFHxS linked to low birth weight, especially in first-time mothers.
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Factors associated with exposure of pregnant women to perfluoroalkyl acids in North China and health risk assessment
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15 Jul 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
Adverse liver effects associated with pregnant women when exposed to PFAS.
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Screening of textile finishing agents available on the Chinese market: An important source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the environment
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15 Jul 2019 | Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
Testing shows that long-chain PFAS are used in the manufacturing of textiles in levels above European Chemical Agency guidelines.
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A review of sources, multimedia distribution and health risks of novel fluorinated alternatives
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15 Jul 2019 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Alternatives to PFAS exhibited comparable potential toxicity when contrasted to legacy PFAS.
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Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics Reveals Occupational Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Relates to Oxidative Stress, Fatty Acid β-Oxidation Disorder, and Kidney Injury in a Manufactory in China
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27 Jun 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Occupational exposure to PFAS in Chinese industrial workers linked to 14 potential indicators of disease.
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Prenatal plasma concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and neuropsychological development in children at four years of age
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13 Jun 2019 | Environ Health
Exposure to PFAS through prenatal plasma was linked to personal-social skill deficits in Chinese cohort study.
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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Association between the Placental Transfer Efficiencies and Dissociation Constant of Serum Proteins-PFAS Complexes
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17 May 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
The effects that 21 different PFAS has on the ability of the placenta to transfer nutrients, vitamins, and other compounds between mother and child.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances is associated with lower hand, foot and mouth disease viruses antibody response in infancy: Findings from the Guangzhou Birth Cohort Study
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1 May 2019 | Science of the Total Environment.
High levels of PFAS linked to higher susceptibility to Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in newborn children in Chinese cohort study.
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Multiple crop bioaccumulation and human exposure of perfluoroalkyl substances around a mega fluorochemical industrial park, China: Implication for planting optimization and food safety
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13 Apr 2019 | Environ Int
Human exposure of PFAS through vegetables grown near mega flurorochemical industrial parks in China.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and childhood adiposity: A prospective birth cohort study in Shanghai, China
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19 Mar 2019 | Chemosphere
This investigation found an association between mother's exposure to PFAS and childhood obesity at 5 years of age.