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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in donor breast milk in Southern Spain and their potential determinants
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Several PFAS, including short-chain compounds, are detected in pooled donor milk samples and may be an important pathway for the PFAS exposure of breastfed infants, including preterm infants in NICUs.
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[News release] FDA Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Better Understand the Occurrence of PFAS in the Food Supply
News
30 Jun 2021 | FDA
The U.S. FDA is providing an update on its ongoing sampling and testing efforts designed better to understand the occurrence of PFAS in the food supply.
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Massachusetts and California Bills Target PFAS in Cookware
Policy
29 Jun 2021
Massachusetts and California have pending bills that would impact the use of PFAS in cookware.
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Effects of gestational exposures to chemical mixtures on birth weight using Bayesian factor analysis in the Health Outcome and Measures of Environment (HOME) Study
Science
29 Jun 2021 | Environ Epidemiol
PFAS exposure was linked to lower birth weights.
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A Critical Review on Transplacental Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Prenatal Exposure Levels, Characteristics, and Mechanisms
Science
29 Jun 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
This is the first comprehensive overview of the prenatal exposure levels and transplacental transfer mechanisms of PFAS including software developments.
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration after High Exposure to PFAS through Contaminated Drinking Water: A Cohort Study from Ronneby, Sweden
Science
28 Jun 2021 | Nordic Council of Ministers
Exposure to high levels of PFAS was associated with increased risks of not initiating breastfeeding as well as with shorter breastfeeding duration.
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Extractable Organofluorine Analysis in Pooled Human Serum and Placental Tissue Samples from an Austrian Subpopulation-A Mass Balance Analysis Approach
Science
24 Jun 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Levels of unidentified extractable organic fluorine are high in the placental tissue, suggesting accumulation of potential transformation of precursors in the placenta.
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Exposure to isomers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances increases the risk of diabetes and impairs glucose-homeostasis in Chinese adults: Isomers of C8 health project
Science
23 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere
Chronic exposure to PFAS isomers was associated with impaired glucose levels and may increase the prevalence of type-2 diabetes in Chinese adults.
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Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances During Pregnancy and Fetal BDNF Level: A Prospective Cohort Study
Science
23 Jun 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Prenatal exposure to PFHxS was associated with an increased level of an important neurodevelopmental protein in the umbilical blood.
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Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in adults exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A birth cohort in the Faroe Islands
Science
23 Jun 2021 | J Immunotoxicol
PFOA was associated with abnormal levels of antibodies in vaccinated adults.
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Distribution Characteristics of Per- and Polyuoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Human Urines of Acrylic Fiber Plant and Chemical Plant
Science
22 Jun 2021 | Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
Short-chain PFAS (PFBA and PFBS) were becoming dominant for human exposure, especially occupational workers.
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PFAS In Cosmetics: Financial and Insurance Companies On Notice
News
21 Jun 2021 | National Law Review
Cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers must take action now, if they have not already, to determine the scope of potential PFAS liability issues, spanning the gamut from environmental pollution to products liability / personal injury issues.
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Trends in environmental chemical concentrations in the Canadian population: Biomonitoring data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey 2007-2017
Science
16 Jun 2021 | Environ Int
Concentrations of PFOA and PFOS decreased over a ten-year period in the Canadian population.
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Differential susceptibility of rat primary neurons and neural stem cells to PFOS and PFOA toxicity
Science
16 Jun 2021 | Toxicol Lett
The PFAS-induced alterations in neurons observed in rodents may also impact development and brain disease.
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Toxic, long-lasting contaminants detected in people living in northern Canada
News
13 Jun 2021 | The Conversation
Levels of PFNA were twice as high among northerners than observed in the general Canadian population.