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Legacy and emerging semi-volatile organic compounds in sentinel fish from an arctic formerly used defense site in Alaska
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4 Feb 2020 | Environ. Poll.
Chemical patterns and distributions in native Alaskan fish species suggest strong local sources of PBDEs and PFAS from decommissioned military sites.
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[Discussion] Be cautious applying carbon-fluorine bonds in drug delivery
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4 Feb 2020 | Chemosphere
Researchers discuss the essentiality and safety of using PFAS in medicines.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal serum: Method development and application in Pilot Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study
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3 Feb 2020 | J.of Chrom. A
A new method of detecting 28 different PFAS in human blood was developed.
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‘Our voices are not being heard’: Colorado town a test case for California PFAS victims
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31 Jan 2020 | Los Angeles Times
When Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing health. It wasn’t until 2016 that scientists tested the tap water they had been drinking and found it was contaminated with man-made chemicals known as per-fluorinated compounds.
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Clean Cape Fear joins petition for EPA to consider PFAS ‘hazardous waste.’ Here’s how it could change things
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20 Jan 2020 | Port City Daily
It’s worth noting that over the last year, the EPA has taken a number of steps to consider to rule-making action on PFAS. But while environmental advocates agree those steps are important, the EPA hasn’t moved the ball on actual enforcement, according to Dr. Tom Bruton, senior scientist at the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Groups calling to have PFAS listed as hazardous chemicals by the EPA
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15 Jan 2020 | KTUU-TV
Listing under RCRA will subject the chemicals to strict storage, transfer, and disposal requirements. It would also result in the automatic designation of these chemicals as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law, unlocking clean-up dollars to address contaminated sites.
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Alternatives of perfluoroalkyl acids and hepatitis B virus surface antibody in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ. Poll.
High blood serum PFAAs levels were associated with lower hepatitis B virus antibody levels.
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Broad-ranging PFAS chemicals bill on House floor next week
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3 Jan 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
The House expects to begin considering a bill that would push the EPA to create nationwide protective measures against PFAS, and could vote on passage Jan. 10, according to an aide to House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
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Alabama school system prepares to sue over 3M contamination
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26 Dec 2019 | AP News
News outlets reported that Decatur’s school system has filed notice saying it plans to sue over industrial toxins leaking from the one-time landfill beneath the former Brookhaven Middle School. Chemicals are leaking into a creek, groundwater and the Tennessee River, the system contends.
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European countries announce plan to phase out toxic PFAS chemicals by 2030
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26 Dec 2019 | The Intercept
Enviornmental officials from Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark today announced a plan to restrict all PFAS compounds under Europe’s chemical regulations framework.
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Distribution characteristics of trifluoroacetic acid in the environments surrounding fluorochemical production plants in Jinan, China
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26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res.
PFAS pollution around a manufacturing plant was found to most likely negatively impact local aquatic ecosystems.
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Longitudinal trends in perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances among multiethnic midlife women from 1999 to 2011: The Study of Women′s Health Across the Nation
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26 Dec 2019 | Environ Int.
PFNA serum concentrations increased, and detection rates of PFDeA and PFUA doubled in women over a ten year period.
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Maternal serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and offspring birth weight
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26 Dec 2019 | Pediatr Res.
Associations were found between prenatal exposure for five different PFASs and birth weight, with more pronounced associations in girls than in boys.
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Profiles of Emerging and Legacy Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Matched Serum and Semen Samples: New Implications for Human Semen Quality
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25 Dec 2019 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Exposure to 6:2 Cl-PFESA and other PFAS associated with poor semen quality.
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Topic of Cancer: How PFAS threaten our water
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10 Dec 2019 | Capital & Main
What’s more, while the persistent and mobile nature of PFAS chemicals means that no neighborhood is safe from contamination, smaller water systems—particularly those serving disadvantaged communities—face an uphill task in tackling the problem due to the higher probability of aging infrastructure and limited resources, as compared to larger utilities.