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Significance of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Food Packaging
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30 Sep 2020 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
A proof of concept method was developed using contact angle measurement analysis to determine the detection accuracy of C4-10 PFAS on the surface of recycled paper packaging materials.
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Effects of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids on the uptake of sulfobromophthalein via organic anion transporting polypeptides in human intestinal Caco-2Â cells.
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29 Sep 2020 | Biochem Biophys Rep
PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, and PFUnDA, significantly decreased the ability to take up and move hormones in human cells.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) inhibits the gap junction intercellular communication and induces apoptosis in human ovarian granulosa cells
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29 Sep 2020 | Reprod. Toxicol.
PFOA was associated with endocrine disruption causing cell death in human ovarian cells.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances are associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension in highly exposed young adults
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29 Sep 2020 | Environ Health
PFAS exposure was associated with adverse outcomes such as cardiovascular disease and target organ damage.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure, Gestational Weight Gain, and Postpartum Weight Changes in Project Viva
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28 Sep 2020 | Obesity
PFAS exposure during pregnancy was associated with greater gestational weight gain, weight retention, and weight gain years after pregnancy.
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Suspended sediment exacerbates perfluorooctane sulfonate mediated toxicity through reactive oxygen species generation in freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea
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28 Sep 2020 | Env. Poll.
Suspended sediment in the water column exacerbated negative health impacts associated with PFOS exposure in clams.
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Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of renal cell carcinoma
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22 Sep 2020 | J. Natl. Cancer Inst.
PFOA was found to be a renal carcinogen and may have important public health implications for the many individuals exposed to this ubiquitous and highly persistent chemical.
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Occurrence and dietary intake of Perfluoroalkyl substances in foods of the residents in Beijing, China.
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22 Sep 2020 | Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill
Linear-PFASs were commonly found in fish, while PFBS was mainly found in vegetables.
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Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel.
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22 Sep 2020 | Environ Int
Former C8 Science Panel members and collaborators comment on current PFOA literature regarding health outcomes finding that epidemiologic evidence remains limited.
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Temporal trends of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Delaware River fish, USA
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22 Sep 2020 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFNA, PFUnA, and PFOS were found in fish at levels exceeding recommended regional risk advisory limits on fish consumption.
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Human biomonitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in German blood plasma samples from 1982 to 201
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21 Sep 2020 | Env. Int.
A spectrum of 37 PFAS was determined in 100 human plasma samples from 2009 to 2019 with a significant portion of total PFOS analytes present that were branched isomers.
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Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals,' official says
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15 Sep 2020 | The Hill
The coronavirus has caused a delay in researching alternatives to using cancer-linked chemicals in military firefighting foam, the director of the Defense Department’s Strategic Environment Research and Development Program said Tuesday.
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Multiphase distribution and spatial patterns of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) associated with catchment characteristics in a plain river network
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15 Sep 2020 | Chemosphere
PFAS were found to travel and accumulate in different parts of river systems.
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Animal size impacts perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) concentrations in muscle tissue of estuarine fish and invertebrate species
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15 Sep 2020 | Env. Poll.
Weight and PFAS concentrations were inversely related in estuarine and marine invertebrates.
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Legacy and Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Juvenile Seabirds from the US Atlantic Coast
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15 Sep 2020 | Environ Sci Technol .
These results detail concentrations of legacy and novel PFAS across different marine ecosystems along the US Atlantic East Coast.