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Gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for the determination of fluorotelomer olefins, fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and sulfonamido-ethanols in water
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27 Aug 2019 | Journ. Chroma.
Using new measurement techniques, PFAS was detected efficiently in river water.
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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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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
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5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.
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Legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the U.S. general population: Paired serum-urine data from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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5 Aug 2019 | Environ Int
Blood serum was found to be the best method for biomonitoring of PFAS regardless of their biopersistence.
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Characteristic and human exposure risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A study based on indoor dust and drinking water
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4 Aug 2019 | Environmental Pollution
Short-chain PFAS levels were found to be highest in drinking water and indoor dust in Chinese households.
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Nanofiltration of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid as a function of water matrix properties
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29 Jul 2019 | Water Supply
PFOA and PFOS were removed from water supplies using organic mater and charged particles.
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Fate of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.) based on hydroponic culture: Uptake, translocation and biotransformation
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22 Jul 2019 | Environmental Pollution
PFOS alternative 6:2 FtS is more bioaccumulative than perfluoroalkyl acids in pumpkin roots, and is broken down into other short-chain PFAS within the plant.
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San Diego company awarded EPA grant to develop water quality test technology
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19 Jul 2019 | City News Service (Scripps Media Inc.)
The US EPA announced that it awarded a $100,000 contract to 2W iTech, a San Diego-based technology company, to develop a low-cost method to identify trace amounts of perfluoroalkyl substances in water at a rate as small as 10 ppt.
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Evaluation of the airborne pollution by emerging contaminants using bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) tree leaves as biosamplers
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15 Jul 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
Citrus tree leaves used to collect airborne pollutants such as PFAS.
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Screening of textile finishing agents available on the Chinese market: An important source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the environment
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15 Jul 2019 | Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
Testing shows that long-chain PFAS are used in the manufacturing of textiles in levels above European Chemical Agency guidelines.
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A review of sources, multimedia distribution and health risks of novel fluorinated alternatives
Science
15 Jul 2019 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Alternatives to PFAS exhibited comparable potential toxicity when contrasted to legacy PFAS.
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Electrodialytic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal mechanism for contaminated soil
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8 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
Swedish airport saw significant remediation of soil contaminated with firefighting foams containing PFAS.
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Column chromatography approach to determine mobility of fluorotelomer sulfonates and polyfluoroalkyl betaines
Science
8 Jul 2019 | Sci. of the Total Enviro.
The movement of PFAS containing firefighting foams was investigated in groundwater.
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PFAS health effects database: Protocol for a systematic evidence map
Science
5 Jul 2019 | Environ Int
A proposed method to systematically identify and organize health and toxicological data on 29 PFAS.