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Exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in pregnant Brazilian women and its association with fetal growth
Science
5 May 2020 | Environ. Res.
A significant association between PFOS/PFOA concentrations and decreased birth weight in infants was found.
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Ice core record of persistent short‐chain fluorinated alkyl acids: Evidence of the impact from global environmental regulations
Science
5 May 2020 | Geophy. Res. L
Fluorotelomer degradation may contribute to the deposition of PFBA in Arctic ice.
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Clean Water Action's Facebook Live Event: PFAS Movie
Events
5 May 2020
Clean Water Action will be debuting their upcoming PFAS Movie, along with Q&A from California state senators and firefighters.
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Trophodynamics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Food Web of a Large Atlantic Slope River
Science
5 May 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Analyses of water, sediment, organic matter, and aquatic biota revealed that PFAS were prevalent in all food web compartments, with most detections and greatest concentrations in aquatic insects.
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CFC replacements are a source of persistent organic pollution in the Arctic
News
2 May 2020 | c&en
Analysis of ice cores shows increasing levels of three short-chain PFAS linked to CFC replacement chemicals
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Avoid the foam on Battle Creek, pollution officials say after tests find chemicals
News
1 May 2020 | TwinCities Pioneer Press
Officials haven’t determined whether the Battle Creek contamination is related to the 3M Oakdale dumpsite.
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Replace that old carpet to shield your kids from toxins
News
29 Apr 2020 | US News
If you have kids and carpets, it might be time to redecorate. Older carpets are a major source of kids' exposure to harmful chemicals known as PFAS, researchers say.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in paired dust and carpets from childcare centers
Science
29 Apr 2020 | Chemosphere
PFASs of emerging concern significantly contributed to children's exposure.
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How Michigan reduced industrial discharges of PFAS
News
28 Apr 2020 | The Environmental Working Group
Michigan set water quality standards for PFOA and PFOS and required many wastewater treatment plants to determine whether they were receiving these substances and ultimately discharging them into rivers and lakes.
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Maternal Plasma Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Miscarriage: A Nested Case-Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Maternal exposures to higher levels of PFOA, PFHpS, and PFAS mixtures were associated with the risk of miscarriage and particularly among parous women.
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Reducing exposure to high levels of perfluorinated compounds in drinking water improves reproductive outcomes: evidence from an intervention in Minnesota
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ Health
Evidence showed that filtration of drinking water containing high levels of PFAS improved reproductive outcomes.
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Worldwide bottled water occurrence of emerging contaminants: A review of the recent scientific literature
Science
28 Apr 2020 | J. Hazard. Mater.
A review of available scientific literature concerning PFAS found in packaged water bottles.
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Occurrence and risk of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) in seafood from markets in Beijing, China
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
A significantly positive correlation was observed between the concentrations of Cl-PFESA and PFOS in all seafood samples, indicating that they have similar sources and undergo similar environmental processes.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard - A comparison of concentrations in plasma sampled 15 years apart
Science
22 Apr 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
PFOS decreased 44% over the last 1.5 decades, and C9-12 PFCAs increased by 35–141%.
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Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Danjiangkou Reservoir, China: Occurrence, composition, and source appointment
Science
21 Apr 2020 | Sci. of the Total Environ.
Food packaging/metal plating were the primary sources of PFAS in spring, autumn, and winter, accounting for 64.8–81.9% and 50.5–76.9% of the total PFAS in water and sediments, respectively.