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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal serum: Method development and application in Pilot Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study
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3 Feb 2020 | J.of Chrom. A
A new method of detecting 28 different PFAS in human blood was developed.
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Gov. officials signal alarm on PFAS
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30 Jan 2020 | limaohio.com
Gov. Mike DeWine has since directed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Department of Health to undertake further testing in order to get a better understanding of PFAS contamination in water sources throughout the state.
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Elevated PFAS levels found in tap water in major U.S. cities
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24 Jan 2020 | UPI
A new study of tap water samples across the United States has revealed PFAS compounds, human-made chemicals linked with a variety of health problems, to be more prevalent than earlier surveys.
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EPA adds 160 PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory
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23 Jan 2020 | C&EN
US businesses that emit any of 160 types of PFAS to air, water, or land will have to report those releases to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in human breast milk and their associations with postnatal infant growth
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21 Jan 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Daily intake levels of PFAS through breastfeeding were calculated and found to negatively affect postnatal infant growth.
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Serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances in farmers living in areas affected by water contamination in the Veneto Region (Northern Italy)
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21 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
The main factors influencing PFAS serum levels of farmers were residence area, gender, years of residence in the municipalities, well water consumption and consumption of own-produced food.
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Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
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20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
The main components in Scotchgard™ fabric protector products were found in high amounts in Canadian biosolids from wastewater treatment plants.
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Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study
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20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorodecanoic acid is associated with lower circulating concentration of adrenal steroid metabolites during mini puberty in human female infants. The Odense Child Cohort
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ. Res.
High prenatal exposure to PFDA associated with decreased hormone production in babies.
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Alternatives of perfluoroalkyl acids and hepatitis B virus surface antibody in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ. Poll.
High blood serum PFAAs levels were associated with lower hepatitis B virus antibody levels.
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The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
Dietary fiber intake was associated with an increase in the gastrointestinal excretion of PFOA, PFOS, and PFNA.
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Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure
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7 Jan 2020 | Chemosphere
Models predict that eating locally grown food and the use of cosmetics may lead to higher exposure of PFAS in Flemish populations.
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in human milk from Ireland: Implications for adult and nursing infant exposure
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30 Dec 2019 | Chemosphere
PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were detected in Irish human milk with modeled PFOA intake exceeding health guidelines for some adults.
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Microbial responses to perfluoroalkyl substances and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) desulfurization in the Antarctic marine environment
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30 Dec 2019 | Water Research
Microbes found to remove the sulfur atom from PFOS in Antarctic marine ecosystems.
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Legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and alternatives (short-chain analogues, F-53B, GenX and FC-98) in residential soils of China: Present implications of replacing legacy PFASs
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30 Dec 2019 | Environ. Int.
Short-chain PFAS and F-53B were found in higher concentrations than legacy long-chains in soils across China.