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Dam operation altered profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in reservoir
Science
24 Mar 2020 | J of Haz. Mat.
PFAS profiles in the water column changed from PFOA to short-chain species during dam operation.
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Metals and PFAS in stormwater and surface runoff in a semi-arid Canadian city subject to large variations in temperature among seasons
Science
24 Mar 2020 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
The mean sum of PFAS in stormwater was 9.0 ng L in the North American prairie towns.
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Shaheen, Carper & Schumer Introduce Landmark Legislation to Fund PFAS Cleanup
Policy
17 Mar 2020
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation with Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to help communities combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and exposure in drinking water and groundwater.
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Military sees surge in sites with 'forever chemical' contamination
News
17 Mar 2020 | The Hill
The military now has at least 651 sites that may have been contaminated with cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a more than 50 percent jump from its last tally.
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Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Chemosphere
A model used to predict the fate and levels of PFOA and PFOS in estuaries find the highest levels in South Bay.
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Fluorine Mass Balance and Suspect Screening in Marine Mammals from the Northern Hemisphere
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Novel PFAS was found in polar bears and large marine mammals and characterized through a multi-platform approach.
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Dietary Uptake and Depuration Kinetics of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, Perfluorooctanoic Acid, and Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (GenX) in a Benthic Fish
Science
12 Mar 2020 | Env. Sci. and Tech.
PFOA and PFOS found to bioaccumulate in fish while GenX did not.
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Transcriptome analysis of acute exposure of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Science
11 Mar 2020 | Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol.
PFOS found to inhibit clam's ability to metabolize food and filter water.
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Managing health risks of perfluoroalkyl acids in aquatic food from a river-estuary-sea environment affected by fluorochemical industry
Science
10 Mar 2020 | Environ Int
This study provides recommendations for mitigating the health risks of PFAS-contaminated aquatic food, ranging from food selection to consumption frequency and proper food processing.
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Field Sampling Materials Unlikely Source of Contamination for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Field Samples
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Sci. & Tech. Let.
Sixty-six common materials used to sample and analyze for PFAS were found not to be a significant source of PFAS contamination in field samples.
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Chronic PFAS-exposure under environmentally relevant conditions delays development in northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) larvae
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
Developmental delays were seen at levels as low as 0.06 ppb in frogs.
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Origin and organ-specific bioaccumulation pattern of perfluorinated alkyl substances in crabs
Science
19 Feb 2020 | Environ. Poll.
PFOA was dominant among the PFAS in Korean and Chinese crabs, and PFOS was dominant among Pakistani and Indian crabs.
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Evaluating perfluorooctanesulfonate oxidation in permanganate systems
Science
18 Feb 2020 | Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res.
The addition of salts may have application for collecting or concentrating PFOS and other PFAS in a remediation or water treatment strategy.
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Combined effects and toxicological interactions of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixtures in human liver cells (HepG2)
Science
18 Feb 2020 | Environ. Poll.
The combined effects of 6 PFAS were found to cause increased health harm compared to 1 PFAS alone.
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Global list of PFAS Guideline Values
Science
18 Feb 2020
A global compilation of PFAS guideline values for water, soil, and other matrices, as well as total daily intakes and blood health values.