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• Early life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and latent health outcomes: A review including the placenta as a target tissue and possible driver of peri- and postnatal effects

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Tox.

  PFAS induced hormone disruption was associated with adverse health outcomes for developing and newborn babies.

• Biomonitoring of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acid in the general population in central and eastern China: Occurrence and associations with age/sex

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Int.

  This study provides extensive data regarding human exposure to 6:2 Cl-PFESA in the general population in central and eastern China.

• Early-life exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances modulates lipid metabolism in progression to celiac disease

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  Higher PFAS exposure during prenatal and early life may accelerate the progression to celiac disease in genetically predisposed children.

• Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  Prenatal PFNA exposure was associated with externalizing behavioral difficulties in childhood in repeated cognitive measurements at 7 and 11 years.

• Analysis of 58 poly-/perfluoroalkyl substances and their occurrence in surface water in a high-technology industrial park

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Poll.

  P3MHpA was found to be the main pollutant in waters around Shanghai, China.

• Charting a Path: PFAS Testing Methods

  Events

  1 Sep 2020

  Join an informal, multi-stakeholder group webinar where information sharing and discussion across manufacturers, retailers, health care organizations, governments, and NGOs provide a platform for real solutions to PFAS in food service ware and packaging applications.

• Ski wax use contributes to environmental contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

  Science

  31 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere

  PFAS-containing ski wax was found to be a significant source of pollution in snowmelt and nearby water sources.

• PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites

  Science

  31 Aug 2020 | Sci. of Tot. Env.

  PFAS was found to be concentrated in soils above the water table.

• Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Advance Notice on the Regulation of PFAS as a Class

  Policy

  26 Aug 2020

  After reviewing the current peer-reviewed literature, as well as the available toxicology data for PFAS, the Agency's Review Team determined that at the current time it is not feasible to regulate PFAS as a Class, other than the five compounds presently regulated to the health-based standard.

• [Report] Screening of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Extractable Organic Fluorine (EOF) in the Blood of Highly Exposed People

  Science

  26 Aug 2020 | Swedish Environ. Prot. Agency

  This report summarises the findings of an investigation into the occurrence of PFAS in the blood of people living in the municipality of Ronneby, Sweden.

• Stranded cetaceans warn of high perfluoroalkyl substance pollution in the western Mediterranean Sea

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.

  PFAS burdens are higher than those reported two decades ago in marine mammals.

• Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood glucose in pregnant women

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Env. Health

  FAS exposure was associated with an increased risk of altered glucose and insulin levels among pregnant women.

• Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Are Associated with Increased Hearing Impairment: A Re-Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

  PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were correlated with hearing impairment at different frequencies in the U.S. adult population.

• The impact of risk management measures on the concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking waters in Ontario, Canada

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.

  Risk management measures designed to restrict the pollution of PFAS were found to reduce the contamination in Canadian drinking water significantly.

• Side-chain Fluorotelomer based Polymers in Children Car Seats

  Science

  24 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.

  Readily degradable side-chain fluorotelomer-based polymers were found amongst the 42 PFAS found in children’s car seats.