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• Assessing the contribution of atmospheric transport and tourism activities to the occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in an Alpine Nature Reserve

  Science

  9 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  Ski tourism is a significant source of PFAS contamination in a remote alpine lake in China

• Distribution of eight perfluoroalkyl acids in plant-soil-water systems and their effect on the soil microbial community

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Envi.

  Some grasses found to remediate PFAS up to 82.8-99.6% at some levels.

• Toxicity of perfluorinated compounds to soil microbial activity: Effect of carbon chain length, functional group and soil properties

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  Sulfonic PFAS found to have higher toxicity than the carboxylic PFAS in microbial communities.

• Elucidating the fate of perfluorooctanoate sulfonate using a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) physiologically-based toxicokinetic model

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  PFAS was traced throughout the body of rainbow trout to determine distribution and routes of elimination.

• Spatiotemporal distribution and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl acids in airborne particulate matter in Chengdu City, China

  Science

  3 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.

  PFNA was the dominate airborne PFAS in spring while PFOA dominated winter, summer, and autumn months.

• Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials

  Policy

  3 Sep 2019

  Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.

• PFAS toxins found in drinking water throughout Southern California

  News

  3 Sep 2019 | The Orange County Register

  Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis.

• Combined spatial and retrospective analysis of fluoroalkyl chemicals in fluvial sediments reveal changes in levels and patterns over the last 40 years

  Science

  28 Aug 2019 | Env. Poll.

  PFAS contamination from 1984-2013 was mapped using river sediment to understand long term pollution patterns due to changes in manufacturing.

• Global Priority Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Waters:Establishing Baseline Levels on Regional Basis

  Science

  28 Aug 2019 | DiVA

  Baseline levels of PFAS were determined worldwide to understand fluctuating contamination.

• Plant Uptake of PFAAs Under a Maximum Bioavailability Scenario

  Science

  20 Aug 2019 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.

  PFAS accumulation in radish, carrots, and alfalfa found to be a potential source of human dietary exposure.

• Spatial and Interspecies Heterogeneity in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Seabirds of the Southern Ocean

  Science

  14 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. & Tech.

  Seabird blood plasma was found to contain PFAS linked to oceanic currents.

• Environment-Friendly Anti-Biofouling Superhydrophobic Coatings

  Science

  14 Aug 2019 | ACS Publications

  A PFAS free biofouling agent was developed from plants such as cinnamon and myristica.

• Can biochar and designer biochar be used to remediate per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and lead and antimony contaminated soils?

  Science

  13 Aug 2019 | Science of Total Envionment

  Coconut based biochars linked to efficient PFAS remediation in soils.

• 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.

• Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece

  Science

  5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research

  PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.