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Are feathers of a songbird model species (the great tit: ) suitable for monitoring perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in blood plasma?
Science
14 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Results suggest that feathers cannot be used to estimate PFOA and PFOS concentrations in blood plasma, except when there is a great deal of variation in pollutant concentrations among sites/individual birds.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances modulates neonatal serum phospholipids, increasing risk of type 1 diabetes
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during pregnancy contributes to the risk of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
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Experimental and computational studies on the formation and biological properties of the simplest polyfluoroalkyl phosphonates
Science
24 Jun 2020 | N J of Chem.
PFAS used as a component in chemotherapeutics.
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ECHA’s committees recommend restricting a subgroup of PFAS
Policy
17 Jun 2020
The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) supported Norway’s proposal to restrict the use of perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS) to prevent it being used as a regrettable substitute for another 'forever chemical' PFOA, which will be banned from July onwards.
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[Webinar] Analytical and Monitoring Methods for PFASs
Events
11 Jun 2020
This webinar will present latest developments in analytical and monitoring methods for PFASs
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Biomonitoring of PFOA, PFOS and PNFNA in human milk from Czech Republic, time trends and estimation of infant’s daily intake
Science
10 Jun 2020 | Env. Res.
PFASs analyzed in human milk samples and compared with intake with provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake levels showed an increased risk for infants.
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Multi-year atmospheric concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at a background site in central Europe
Science
2 Jun 2020 | Env. Poll.
Significant increases in air concentration were found for PFHpA, PFTrDA, PFDS, MeFOSA, and EtFOSA from 2012-2014.
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Swapping CFCs for other chemicals may have led to contaminated food
News
16 May 2020 | Brinkwire
A recent study emphasizes the importance of properly studying the replacement compounds to catch any problems before they can adversely impact human health and the environment.
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Organic contaminants sorbed to microplastics affect marine medaka fish early life stages development
Science
7 Apr 2020 | Marin. Poll. Bull.
PFOS appeared to be more embryotoxic when spiked on microplastics than when alone in seawater.
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Spatiotemporal analysis of perfluoroalkyl substances in White-tailed eagle nestlings from northern Norway - a ten-year study
Science
1 Apr 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
PFOS and PFHxS concentrations decreased over time, and ≥C11 perfluorinated carboxylic acids only seem to level-off during the last four years in eagle populations.
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Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Chemosphere
A model used to predict the fate and levels of PFOA and PFOS in estuaries find the highest levels in South Bay.
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[Public comment] Draft scientific opinion on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
Policy
24 Feb 2020
The European Food Safety Authority is holding consultation for the proposed PFOA+PFOS+PFHxS+PFNA tolerable weekly intake of 8 ng/kg of body weight per week. Parts of the European population exceed this level with fish, fruit, and eggs being the largest sources of exposure. Comment period ends on April 20, 2020.
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The effect of weathering on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from durable water repellent (DWR) clothing
Science
12 Feb 2020 | Chemosphere
Weathering of outdoor clothing can result in an 5-100 fold increase in the varieties of PFAS present.
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Mark Ruffalo tells Europeans on the environment: “You guys are the heroes now”
News
5 Feb 2020 | META
“Industry should not be allowed to sell substances before they are proven safe, but it does… Our children should not be born contaminated with toxic substances, but they are. The EU needs to get a grip on a reckless chemical industry, fast,” said EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and brominated flame retardants in landfill-related air, soil, and groundwater from Ireland
Science
3 Feb 2020 | Sci Total Environ.
There was no discernible amount of PFAS or BFRs produced from 10 landfills.