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Metabolic Perturbations Associated with an Exposure Mixture of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort
Science
19 Oct 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of PFAS chemicals, including PFOA, PFNA, PFOS, and PFHxS, is associated with significant metabolic perturbations indicative of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in pregnant African-American women, highlighting the importance of considering the joint effects of these chemicals on human health.
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Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
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18 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry has told the UK government.
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Turtles, toxic PFAS and quarantine: Probes target Chevron’s Gorgon
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18 Oct 2023 | WA Today
Western Australia’s environment regulator is investigating environmental failures of Chevron’s Gorgon gas project on the Barrow Island nature reserve off the Pilbara coast, to determine if the US giant has broken the law.
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Novel Insights into the Adverse Health Effects of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on the Kidney via Human Urine Metabolomics
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18 Oct 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Individuals with high occupational exposure to PFAS were found to have positive correlations with urinary PFAS levels to key small kidney molecules and to serum PFAS levels, suggesting that urine can be an indicator of the adverse effects of high PFAS exposure on kidney health and that urine PFAS levels can be a good indicator for serum levels.
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Prenatal Exposure to Multiple Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Childhood BMI Trajectories in the INMA Cohort Study
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18 Oct 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Exposure to HCB, DDE, PCBs, and PFNA was linked to an increased risk of lower birth size followed by accelerated BMI gain in single-exposure models.
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Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds
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16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Plumes of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ flowing from at least 245 US military bases are contaminating or threatening to pollute drinking water for nearby communities, and hundreds more are likely at risk across America, a new Department of Defense report finds.
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New Maine PFAS law draws objections from businesses around the world
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16 Oct 2023 | The Maine Monitor
The devil is in the details, as they say, and when it comes to PFAS regulation, there are a lot of details.
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EU PFAS Ban Deadlines Seen as Slipping to Review New Information
Policy
16 Oct 2023
The European Chemicals Agency aims by December to analyze a record number of responses to a consultation on a plan to outlaw PFAS in the European Union, amid speculation that the plan could be delayed or substantially revised.
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EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products
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16 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
The EU has abandoned a promise to ban all but the most vital of toxic chemicals used in everyday consumer products, leaked documents show.
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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Develops First PFAS-free Oxygen Absorber for Food Industry
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16 Oct 2023
In response to the growing concerns and looming legislations around PFAS, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical has launched AGELESS, the first-ever PFAS-free oxygen absorber safe for food packaging.
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Uhlmann Confirms EPA Will Not Pursue PFAS Enforcement Actions against Farmers, Public Airports, and Municipal Wastewater Facilities
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16 Oct 2023 | The National Law Review
The U.S. EPA will not pursue PFAS enforcement actions against farmers who used biosolids, public airports that used aqueous film forming foam for fire suppression, or municipal wastewater facilities so long as they were acting in good faith.
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure with metabolic syndrome and its components in adults and adolescents
Science
16 Oct 2023 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
A population-based study found that PFAS were negatively associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in both adults and adolescents, although there were conflicting findings across different components of this syndrome, indicating a complex relationship between PFAS exposure and metabolic health.
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Exposed veterans can benefit from PFAS Act
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14 Oct 2023 | Times Observer
However, the vast majority of military installations across the country have been heavily contaminated with PFAS or “forever chemicals” for decades.
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Environmental exposure to legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and endometriosis in women of childbearing age
Science
14 Oct 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFOA and certain PFOS isomers were positively associated with an increased risk of endometriosis.
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Nontarget Screening Strategies for PFAS Prioritization and Identification by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: A Review
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14 Oct 2023 | Trends Environ. Anal. Chem.
Advanced analytical techniques, like non-target screening using high-resolution mass spectrometry, have been developed to identify different PFAS and address challenges due to the vast number and diversity of these compounds and the lack of standards. However, difficulties remain in identifying unknown PFAS in complex environmental samples.