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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in air-conditioner filter dust of indoor microenvironments in Greece: Implications for exposure
Science
19 Aug 2019 | Ecotox. and Env. Safety
Testing of indoor air found varying sources depending on location.
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Investigation of the spatial variability of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance trophic magnification in selected riverine ecosystems
Science
19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS concentrations show to be highest in top predators in freshwater rivers.
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Brominated flame retardants and perfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate from Ireland
Science
19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS in leachate found to be highest in lined landfills compared to unlined.
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Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in surface water and sediment of the North and Baltic Seas
Science
18 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
GenX found at levels three times higher than PFOS in the Baltic Sea.
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Dietary exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids, brominated flame retardants and health risk assessment in the French infant total diet study
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Food and Chemical Toxicology
Infants found to be at risk of PFOS and PFOA exposure through food.
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Occurrence and human exposure assessment of perfluorinated substances in house dust from three European countries
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
PFOA dust ingestion to dietary exposure reached values of 50% for toddlers.
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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.