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Unsafe Levels of PFOS in Blood of 3M Factory Neighbors
News
4 Aug 2021 | The Brussels Times
Blood samples taken from residents in Zwijndrecht, Belgium had levels of PFOS up to 168 times the European Food Safety Authority limit of of 6.9 ng/mL.
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Concentrations of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in vaccinated Greenlandic children aged 7–12 years exposed to marine pollutants, a cross sectional study
Science
3 Aug 2021 | Environ. Res.
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with a decrease in antibodies protecting children from bacterial disease after vaccination.
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Efforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
News
23 Jul 2021 | Chemistry World
The five European countries are proposing to ban the entire class of chemicals.
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in donor breast milk in Southern Spain and their potential determinants
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Several PFAS, including short-chain compounds, are detected in pooled donor milk samples and may be an important pathway for the PFAS exposure of breastfed infants, including preterm infants in NICUs.
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3M comments on pollution scandal: ‘We will accept our responsibilities’
News
29 Jun 2021 | The Brussels Times
American industrial group 3M has, for the first time, commented on the contamination of the ground around Zwijndrecht, Belgium with PFOS, which can cause all sorts of health problems, including cancer, after weeks of silence on the issue.
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Fluorine mass balance analysis of selected environmental samples from Norway
Science
29 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere
About 70% of extractable organic fluorine was not accounted for in the 37 PFAS monitored, which poses potential health and environmental hazard, as their composition remains primarily unknown.
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration after High Exposure to PFAS through Contaminated Drinking Water: A Cohort Study from Ronneby, Sweden
Science
28 Jun 2021 | Nordic Council of Ministers
Exposure to high levels of PFAS was associated with increased risks of not initiating breastfeeding as well as with shorter breastfeeding duration.
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Assessment of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in dogs by fur analysis
Science
2 Jun 2021 | Environ Pollut
Six PFAS were detected in canine fur with PFOA and PFBuA at the highest levels.
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Analysis finds pesticides, PFAS in plant-based packaging
News
27 May 2021 | Food Packaging Forum
Every single-use dish made from molded plant-fiber contained either PFAS or chloropropanols above the German/Danish recommended limit.
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European Commission Update: The future REACH revision and PFAS restriction
News
17 May 2021 | JD Supra
The objective of the Commission under the Chemicals Sustainability Strategy is to ban all PFAS, unless the European Union deems their use essential.
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[Sign-on Opportunity] Statement on the Registration of Polymers under REACH
Policy
30 Apr 2021
This statement calling for more transparency on polymers marketed in the EU continues to be open for signatures.
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Time Trend of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Metals in Greenlandic Inuit during 1994-2015
Science
13 Apr 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFOS, PFHxS, and PFOA decreased across Greenland while PFNA, PFDA, and PFUnDA increased in women.
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PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
In mussels, PFAS profiles were dominated by PFOA and showed a higher relative contribution of short-chained PFAS, while PFAS profiles in fish were dominated by PFOS.
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Sediment quality assessment framework for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: results from a preparatory study and REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS is a suitable indicator of PFAS contamination in sediments from small streams, being the most detected and on average with the highest concentrations among the analyzed PFAS in Switzerland.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and associations with food consumption and use of personal care products in the Norwegian biomonitoring study from the EU project EuroMix
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
The participants in the EuroMix study were exposed to PFASs through their diet and personal care product use.