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Is Your Long Lasting Makeup Toxic? Study Raises Concerns About PFAS in Cosmetics
News
11 Aug 2021 | The Washington Post
When toxicologist Linda Birnbaum’s daughter was visiting recently, she asked to stop at a store to buy eye makeup. But when the salesperson began touting the benefits of a certain waterproof mascara, Birnbaum advised her daughter to steer clear.
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Temporal trends of concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among adults with overweight and obesity in the United States: Results from the Diabetes Prevention Program and NHANES
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Environ. Int.
The average concentration of PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, EtFOSAA, and MeFOSAA declined since 2000 with men having higher levels than women.
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Serum perfluoroalkyl substances and breast cancer risk in Japanese women: A case-control study
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
An inverse association between serum PFAS levels and breast cancer risk was found.
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Thermal decomposition of perfluorinated carboxylic acids: Kinetic model and theoretical requirements for PFAS incineration
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Chemosphere
Thermokinetic and mechanistic insights revealed herein shall assist to innovate PFAS thermal disposal technologies.
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Modelling the sorption behaviour of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and perfluoroalkane sulfonates in soils
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
A model was developed which curated a database consisting of 435 entries of PFAS Kd on soils.
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Rapid Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Harbour Porpoise Liver Tissue by HybridSPE®–UPLC®–MS/MS
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Toxics
A method was developed to detect 15 PFAS in dolphin tissue with up to 89.4% recovery.
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Exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate reduced cell viability and insulin release capacity of β cells
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Res. J. Environ. Sci.
PFOS exposure was casually linked to diabetes by inhibiting insulin release.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate and bisphenol A induce a similar level of mast cell activation via a common signaling pathway, Fyn-Lyn-Syk activation
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Food Chem Toxicol
Exposure to PFHxS, PFOA, and PFOS was found to cause inflammation similar to BPA.
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A sensitive method for the detection of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in dairy milk
Science
9 Aug 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
A sensitive method for the determination of 27 PFAS in milk was hence modified and applied on raw and processed milk samples from 13 farms across the US.
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Developing potency factors for thyroid hormone disruption by PFASs using TTR-TRβ CALUX® bioassay and assessment of PFASs mixtures in technical products
Science
4 Aug 2021 | Environ. Int.
PFASs mixtures, including aqueous film-forming foam surfactants, were assessed using the TTR-TRβ CALUX® assay for their thyroid hormone transport disrupting potential.
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New compounds, old problems. The case of C6O4 - a substitute of PFOA - and its effects to the clam Ruditapes philippinarum
Science
4 Aug 2021 | J Hazard Mater
C6O4-a was found to disrupt the normal biology of an indicator species of clam.
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Maternal Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Thyroid Hormones, and Genes: A Spanish Cross-sectional Study
Science
4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
As PFOA levels increased, hormones which growth and development, levels decreased.
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Accumulation of PFAS by livestock - determination of transfer factors from water to serum for cattle and sheep in Australia
Science
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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Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
Science
28 Jul 2021 | J Hyg Environ Health
A vegan diet may be related to lower PFAS levels in plasma.
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Evaluation of Different Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Dried Blood Spots from the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Science
28 Jul 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
An improved method of obtaining marine mammal blood was developed to detect PFAS in sentinel species.