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Australian period underwear makers deny using ‘forever chemicals’ after Thinx settles suit in US
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28 Jan 2023 | The Guardian
Modibodi and Bonds say they avoid using PFAS chemicals, which break down slowly over time and have unclear health impacts.
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Longitudinal measurements of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in archived human serum samples between 1975 and 1995 in Australia
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1 Nov 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Repeat serum samples collected from 17 participants in 1975, 1981 and 1995 were analyzed for 35 PFAS, revealing increasing detection frequencies over time and a 7-fold increase in median summed PFAS concentrations from 1975 to 1995.
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Food Grown on Fire Stations as a Potential Pathway for Firefighters’ Exposure to Per-and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
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15 Aug 2022 | Environ. Int.
Firefighters may be most exposed to PFAS by consuming food grown on fire stations, followed by incidental ingestion and dermal absorption of PFAS in dust.
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Cleaning up Forever Chemicals in Construction: Informing Industry Change
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7 Mar 2022 | MDPI
Given increased concerns around PFAS contamination in construction, the authors recommend the Environmental Protection Agency employ individuals with construction industry experience for stronger regulation and recommend that large organizations could be targeted by the sustainability rating schemes to speed up the management of PFAS.
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Background release and potential point sources of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances to municipal wastewater treatment plants across Australia
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24 Jan 2022 | Chemosphere
About 60% of PFAS in Australian wastewater treatment plant influent was due to background release (at a rate of 8.1-24 μg/day/person) with the remaining ~40% due to point sources including industrial activities.
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Temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in an Australian wastewater treatment plant: A ten-year retrospective investigation
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14 Sep 2021 | Sci. Tot. Env.
PFBA and 5:3 FTCA showed increasing concentrations between 2010 and 2020 with over 50% coming from industrial inputs.
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Accumulation of PFAS by livestock - determination of transfer factors from water to serum for cattle and sheep in Australia
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4 Aug 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
PFOS and PFHxS were in cattle serum in appreciable amounts while PFHpS, PFNA, and PFDA were much lower.
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Toxic chemicals found in at-risk sea lions
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8 May 2021 | Yahoo News
Cancer-causing firefighting chemicals have been found in endangered Australian sea lion and fur seal pups, sparking fears the contaminants could decimate populations further.
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Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at high concentrations in neonatal Australian pinnipeds
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5 May 2021 | Sci. Tot. Env.
The geographical foraging range is the suspected factor for interspecies differences in marine mammals.
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NSW moves to ban ‘toxic’ firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals
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28 Feb 2021 | News.com.AU
The new regulations in New South Wales include banning the use of any PFAS firefighting foam for training and demonstration purposes, and restricting the use and sale of PFAS firefighting foam in portable fire extinguishers.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in livestock and game species: a review
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17 Feb 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
A compilation of information from livestock and game species as a source of PFAS exposure to humans and discusses toxicokinetics and health effects in animals.
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Health and social concerns about living in three communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A qualitative study in Australia
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19 Jan 2021 | PLoS One
We describe residents' perceptions and experiences of PFAS in three regional Australian towns where exposure has occurred.
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Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Australian biosolids
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22 Dec 2020 | Chemosphere
Using the population data supplied by the participating WWTPs, the mean annual estimated biosolids-associated PFAS contribution is 6 mg per person per year and ranged between 0.6 mg and 15 mg.
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Suggestions for Improving the Characterisation of Risk from Exposures to Per and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
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22 Nov 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Here we propose methods that consider maximizing the use of disparate data streams, seeking patterns, and proposing biological-based approaches to evidence integration towards informed criteria development.
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Sequestration and potential release of PFAS from spent engineered sorbents
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14 Oct 2020 | Sci of Tot Env
Used water filters were found to potentially be a secondary source of PFAS contamination.