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Vertical transport and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances in the global open ocean
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. Proc. & Impacts
PFAS was found throughout ocean water columns globally.
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Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
Science
5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.
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Vertical distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances in water columns around the Japan sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Science
30 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
A significant increase in PFAS levels was found in the semi-closed ocean waters from 2005 to 2010.
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Environmental chemical exposures among Greenlandic children in relation to diet and residence
Science
29 Jul 2019 | Int J Circumpolar Health
Consumption of marine predators was associated with elevated levels of PFAS in 367 children.
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Combined spatial and retrospective analysis of fluoroalkyl chemicals in fluvial sediments reveal changes in levels and patterns over the last 40 years
Science
22 Jul 2019 | Environmental Pollution
Change of PFCA pattern in soils likely reflects changes in production processes.
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UMass Amherst study: PFAS move from mom to fetus at higher rate in women with gestational diabetes
News
17 Jul 2019 | American Association for the Advancement of Science
A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental epidemiologist studying the presence of PFAS compounds in new mothers and their babies found that women with gestational diabetes had a ‘significantly higher’ rate of transferring the synthetic chemicals to their fetus.
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Europe: GenX declared a Substance of Very High Concern
Policy
28 Jun 2019
The EU Member State Committee voted to identify HFPO-DA (aka. GenX), as a substance of very high concern due to its probable serious effects on human health and the environment.
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Prenatal exposure to PFOS and PFOA in a pregnant women cohort of Catalonia, Spain
Science
26 May 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFOS and PFOA found to cross the placental barrier with an average of 65% efficiency, with most exposures occurring due to dietary intake in Spanish cohort study.
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Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Their Association with Biomarkers of Aging: A Multipollutant Approach
Science
1 May 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Environmental pollutants, such as PFAS, impacts the biomarkers of aging.
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Socioeconomic position and exposure to multiple environmental chemical contaminants in six European mother-child cohorts
Science
19 Apr 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
A European cohort study found that higher socioeconomic positions correlates to higher exposure to certain contaminants, such as PFAS, than compared to lower socioeconomic positions.
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Fluorinated substances pollute for billions of Euros every year
News
12 Apr 2019 | Nordic Council
Almost all people have so called PFAS-substances in their bodies today. A new Nordic report estimates annual health-related costs to 2.8 – 4.6 billion EUR for the Nordic countries and 52 – 84 billion EUR for all EEA countries. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), also…
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The Cost of Inaction: A socioeconomic analysis of environmental and health impacts linked to exposure to PFAS
Policy
13 Mar 2019
A recent Nordic Council study estimates the very high cost of harm to human health and the environment from PFAS exposure across Europe.
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EU: Drinking water directive
Policy
27 Feb 2019
A proposal for revision of the DWD will go to the European Parliament for adoption later this year.