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Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
News
24 Aug 2020 | Associated Press
North Carolina allowed Chemours Co., which is cleaning up PFAS in drinking water, to pause sampling of residential wells. Saint-Gobain, whose New Hampshire plant has been linked by the state to water contaminated with PFAS, has requested delaying smokestack upgrades.
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Legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a subtropical marine food web from the Beibu Gulf, South China: Fate, trophic transfer and health risk assessment
Science
19 Aug 2020 | J of Haz. Mat.
F-53B was found to biomagnify in marine food webs.
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Internal distribution and fate of persistent organic contaminants (PCDD/Fs, DL-PCBs, HBCDs, TBBPA, and PFASs) in a Bos taurus
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
PFUnDA was found in 98% of cows tested most likely due to its strong binding affinity and high exposure via feed and water.
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A Review of Electrochemical Reduction Processes to Treat Oxidized Contaminants in Water
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Curr. Op. in Elec.
This review provides a short overview of electrochemical reduction processes for oxidized contaminants in water such as PFAS.
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Modelling scenarios of environmental recovery after implementation of controls on emissions of persistent organic pollutants
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
A generic modeling tool was developed to assess the potential remediation requirements for PFOS and other persistent chemicals.
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An assessment of serum-dependent impacts on intracellular accumulation and genomic response of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a placental trophoblast model
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Environ. Toxicol.
PFOA, PFOS, and GenX was associated with altered placenta function.
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Orally Administered 6:2 Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Ether Sulfonate (F-53B) Causes Thyroid Dysfunction in Rats
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Toxics
F-53B was found to be a strong hormone disruptor so caution should be exercised in the industrial application of F-53B as an alternative for PFOS.
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Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Vaccine Responses, and Morbidity in a Cohort of Guinea-Bissau Children
Science
17 Aug 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
PFAS exposure to west African children was linked to an increase in morbidity and a decrease in measles antibody concentrations before and after vaccination.
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Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Endo. Dis. Chem. & Strat.
PFAS was associated with obesity in children and women.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and birthweight in the US
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Epi.
Increased levels of PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, and PFHxA were associated with lower birthweights.
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Assessment of PFAS fate, transport, and treatment inhibition associated with a simulated AFFF release within a WASTEWATER treatment plant
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere
Fluorotelomer precursors degraded to 6:2 FTS, identified intermediates, and terminal PFAS in a model wastewater system after accidental release.
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in serum versus semen and their association with male reproductive hormones
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
PFAS concentrations in men were negatively associated with total testosterone levels leading to poor reproductive health.
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Exposure characteristics for congeners, isomers, and enantiomers of perfluoroalkyl substances in mothers and infants
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Int.
This review summarizes the current knowledge on pre- and neo-natal exposures to PFAS based on more than 200 articles published from 2000 to date.
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Effects of PFOS on inflammatory factors in human placental trophoblast cells
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Chinese J Ind. Hy. & Occ. Ex.
PFOS exposure was found to decrease the function of the placenta.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in follicular fluid from women experiencing infertility in Australia
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure in ovaries is linked to an increased risk of infertility.