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• Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Mortality for COVID-19: A Spatial Ecological Analysis in the Veneto Region (Italy)

  Science

  12 Mar 2021 | Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

  Residents of Veneto, Italy, an area with historic PFAS contamination in drinking water, had a higher mortality risk for COVID-19.

• Impact of PFAS on agricultural soil and plants: A Phoenix Webinar

  Events

  10 Mar 2021

  The LIFE project PHOENIX will be holding a webinar regarding the impact of PFAS on the natural world hosted by Stefano Polesello.

• High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ detected in northern Virginia drinking water

  News

  10 Mar 2021 | DCist

  The results showed the chemicals were present at levels ranging from 5.5 ppt at one site in Fairfax County to 62.4 ppt at a site in Prince William County. Most drinking water in the D.C. region comes from the Potomac River, but in parts of Northern Virginia tap water also comes from the Occoquan Reservoir. Testings sites closer to the reservoir had higher PFAS numbers.

• Nontargeted Discovery of Novel Contaminants in the Great Lakes Region: A Comparison of Fish Fillets and Fish Consumers

  Science

  10 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  48 ubiquitous PoFTOHs in both fish fillet and serum of fish consumers suggesting a region-wide distribution of this class of compounds.

• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Maternal Reproductive Health Impacts

  Events

  9 Mar 2021

  In the fifth webinar in our Generation Chemical series on the toxic environmental exposures and maternal reproductive health impacts. 

• Toxic Forever Chemicals In Defense Communities

  Events

  9 Mar 2021

  An EWG Facebook live conversation on PFAS pollution in the Department of Defense communities. 

• Washington State to Ban PFAS in Four Types of Food Packaging

  Policy

  8 Mar 2021

  Washington state has announced that, based on the availability of safer alternatives, PFAS in four types of food packaging will be banned as of February 2023.

• Perfluorinated organics regulating Li2O2 formation and improving stability for Li-oxygen batteries

  Science

  3 Mar 2021 | Chem Commun (Camb)

  This study reveals that PFTBA increases the capacity and provides more possibilities for the application of perfluorinated chemicals in Li-O2 batteries.

• Carper, Peters release GAO showing need to address PFAS contamination

  Policy

  2 Mar 2021

  Sen. Tom Carper and Sen. Gary Peters released on March 1 a report by the Government Accountability Office that shows the federal government needs to take further action to clean up and prevent contamination from PFAS.

• Emerging contaminants, coerced ignorance and environmental health concerns: The case of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

  Science

  2 Mar 2021 | Sociol Health Illn

  Specifically, we analyze corporate and political officials' production of "coerced ignorance" surrounding PFAS and residents' perception of environmental and health concerns under conditions of uncertainty.

• Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure in pregnancy among 1436 women from the Odense Child Cohort

  Science

  23 Feb 2021 | Env Int

  PFAS exposure was found to have potential long-term health implications for both the mother and the child.

• Endocrine Disruptor Potential of Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)-A Synthesis of Current Knowledge with Proposal of Molecular Mechanism

  Science

  21 Feb 2021 | Int J Mol Sci

  This paper synthesizes the current literature reports on the presence, bioaccumulation and, particularly, endocrine toxicity of selected long- and short-chain PFASs, with a special emphasis on the mechanisms underlying their endocrine actions.

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum Samples of Selected Populations from Ghana

  Science

  17 Feb 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

  PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpS, and PFDA were found in the general public and electronic repair workers.

• $4 billon settlement to protect Chemours, DuPont, Corteva against legacy PFAS liabilities

  Policy

  13 Feb 2021

  DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reached the agreement in 2020 and made the announcement three weeks into the new year. It attempts to protect all three against “potential legacy PFAS liabilities,” a joint statement from the three CEOs says.

• Legal action taken on French Island PFAS contamination issue

  News

  11 Feb 2021 | WXOW

  PFAS containing firefighting foam has been used in training sessions at the La Crosse Regional Airport.