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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) triggers migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells via regulation of Zeb1
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Drug Chem Toxicol
Environmental exposure and body accumulation of PFOS might be an important risk factor for esophagus cancer progression, one of the most deadly cancers worldwide.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in waste recycling workers: Distributions in paired human serum and urine
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Environ Int
The results of this study suggest that sorters at recycling facilities may be directly exposed to PFAS and is the first to detect PFPAs in human urine.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, maternal metabolomic perturbation, and fetal growth in African American women: A meet-in-the-middle approach
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Environ Int
Higher PFOA and PFNA blood levels in pregnant African American women were associated with reduced fetal growth.
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Western Ky. city grapples with widespread pollution from Teflon recycler
News
8 Nov 2021 | APM Reports
A WFPL News investigation has found three of Shamrock Technologies’ decades-old facilities have polluted Henderson with PFAS chemicals, impacting thousands of people who work, learn and live in the area.
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'Forever Chemicals' Might Raise Risk of Pregnancy Complication
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2 Nov 2021 | HealthDay
So-called "forever chemicals" might increase pregnant women's risk of a dangerous condition known as preeclampsia, researchers say.
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Occurrence and infant exposure assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in breast milk from South Africa
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere
Infant sex was correlated to PFAS exposure in newborns and showed widespread contamination.
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Chronic exposure to perfluorohexane sulfonate leads to a reproduction deficit by suppressing hypothalamic kisspeptin expression in mice
Science
2 Nov 2021 | J Ovarian Res
Long-term exposure of mice to PFHxS reduced reproductive ability by inhibiting normal organ development.
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Susceptibility to COVID-19 after High Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Drinking Water: An Ecological Study from Ronneby, Sweden
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
High PFAS exposure is potentially linked to an increased susceptibility to COVID-19.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and immunity, allergic response, infection, and asthma in children: review of epidemiologic studies
Science
1 Nov 2021 | Heliyon
Immunosuppression, diminished vaccine efficacy, and increased risk of infections were found following, infant, and early childhood PFAS exposures.
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People Exposed To PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan As Too Little, Too Late
News
27 Oct 2021 | The Intercept
"It is now 20 years later, and we are still waiting for them to actually do it, as opposed to announcing plans to do it years in the future.”
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Early-Life Exposure to Per- and Poly-Fluorinated Alkyl Substances and Growth, Adiposity, and Puberty in Children: A Systematic Review
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Children that are exposed to PFAS were found to have altered hormone and endocrine systems at various stages of their development.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in water, sediment, and fish from a subtropical river of China: Environmental behaviors and potential risk
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Frequent consumption of fish from Chinese waters was found to risk overall health due to PFAS contamination potentially.
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[Press Release] EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
Policy
25 Oct 2021
In October 2021, the US EPA issued a final human health toxicity assessment for GenX chemicals, a processing aid technology used to make high-performance fluoropolymers without the use of PFOA.
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Associations between both legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and glucose-homeostasis: The Isomers of C8 health project in China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Legacy and alternative PFASs were positively associated with potential markers for diabetes.
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Associations between Novel and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum and Thyroid Cancer: A Case and Healthy Population in Shandong Province, East China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS such as PFNA was found to disrupt normal thyroid function and may be associated with thyroid cancer.